Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) Price Target Raised to $85.00

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) had its price target upped by Stifel Nicolaus from $75.00 to $85.00 in a report issued on Monday, Marketbeat reports. Stifel Nicolaus currently has a buy rating on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. UBS Group set a $85.00 price objective on Ambiq Micro in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Roth Capital assumed coverage on shares of Ambiq Micro in a report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $125.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Northland Securities set a $81.00 target price on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $83.71.

Ambiq Micro Price Performance

Ambiq Micro stock opened at $61.94 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -29.22 and a beta of 5.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $63.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $61.77. Ambiq Micro has a 1 year low of $22.12 and a 1 year high of $91.61.

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $33.90 million for the quarter. Ambiq Micro had a negative return on equity of 11.85% and a negative net margin of 37.77%.Ambiq Micro has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.200–0.120 EPS. Research analysts expect that Ambiq Micro will post -1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ambiq Micro

In other Ambiq Micro news, CEO Fumihide Esaka sold 50,000 shares of Ambiq Micro stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.36, for a total value of $3,168,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 460,460 shares in the company, valued at $29,174,745.60. The trade was a 9.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Scott Hanson sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.80, for a total transaction of $1,644,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 221,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,229,314.80. This represents a 11.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 304,887 shares of company stock valued at $18,611,454. Corporate insiders own 10.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ambiq Micro

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AMBQ. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Ambiq Micro by 244.6% during the 1st quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 702 shares during the last quarter. Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Ambiq Micro during the 2nd quarter valued at about $234,000. Resolute Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Ambiq Micro during the 2nd quarter valued at about $265,000. Inspire Investing LLC raised its stake in Ambiq Micro by 28.9% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 20,806 shares of the company’s stock valued at $529,000 after buying an additional 4,665 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new stake in Ambiq Micro in the second quarter valued at about $525,000.

Key Stories Impacting Ambiq Micro

Here are the key news stories impacting Ambiq Micro this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies initiated coverage of Ambiq Micro with a “Buy” rating and a $90 price target, indicating meaningful potential upside from recent trading levels. The endorsement may support the stock by signaling confidence in Ambiq’s ultra-low-power semiconductor and edge-AI growth prospects. Jefferies coverage article
• Neutral Sentiment: Ambiq Micro remains an unprofitable growth company, with recent quarterly revenue of $33.9 million, a loss of $0.07 per share, negative net margin, and guidance for another quarterly loss. These results reinforce that valuation is dependent on future growth rather than current earnings.
• Negative Sentiment: Several top executives sold shares in transactions disclosed over the past two days. CEO Fumihide Esaka sold approximately $1.15 million of stock, CFO Jeffrey Winzeler sold $379,668, COO Sean Chen sold approximately $951,749 across two transactions, and CTO Scott Hanson sold $604,128. The combined sales total roughly $3.1 million and reduced each executive’s direct ownership. Ambiq Micro insider trading article
• Negative Sentiment: The concentration of selling by the CEO, CFO, COO and CTO can weigh on sentiment and create near-term supply pressure, particularly for a high-beta stock such as AMBQ. However, the COO’s transactions were executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, which makes them less conclusive as a signal that management expects the business to weaken. SEC insider filing

About Ambiq Micro

Ambiq Micro is a semiconductor company that develops ultra-low-power system-on-chips (SoCs), microcontrollers and related technologies for connected edge devices. Its products are designed to extend battery life while supporting computing, sensing, wireless connectivity and artificial intelligence workloads.

The company’s portfolio includes the Apollo family of microcontrollers and SoCs, along with development platforms and software tools for applications such as smartwatches, hearables, healthcare devices, smart-home equipment, industrial sensors and other Internet of Things products.