Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) Stock Rated Buy in New Coverage at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) in a research report report published on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage issued a buy rating and a $90.00 price objective on the stock.

Several other analysts have also commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on Ambiq Micro from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Roth Capital initiated coverage on Ambiq Micro in a report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research note on Friday, September 25th. UBS Group set a $85.00 target price on shares of Ambiq Micro in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Ambiq Micro from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $83.71.

Ambiq Micro Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE:AMBQ opened at $58.62 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of -27.65 and a beta of 5.34. Ambiq Micro has a 12-month low of $22.12 and a 12-month high of $91.61. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $62.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.99.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Ambiq Micro

In other Ambiq Micro news, COO Sean Chen sold 8,205 shares of Ambiq Micro stock in a transaction on Monday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.78, for a total value of $547,929.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 106,268 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,096,577.04. The trade was a 7.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Fumihide Esaka sold 16,560 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.60, for a total value of $1,152,576.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 443,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,895,440. This represents a 3.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 304,887 shares of company stock worth $18,611,454 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 10.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ambiq Micro

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new position in Ambiq Micro during the 2nd quarter worth about $525,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its position in Ambiq Micro by 603.5% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 63,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,583,000 after acquiring an additional 54,240 shares in the last quarter. Spark Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ambiq Micro in the second quarter worth about $777,000. Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ambiq Micro in the second quarter worth about $234,000. Finally, AXQ Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Ambiq Micro during the second quarter worth approximately $539,000.

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.