Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) Stock Price Down 5.7% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Ambiq Micro, Inc. (NYSE:AMBQ) dropped 5.7% during trading on Tuesday. The company traded as low as $64.19 and last traded at $64.3850. 322,766 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 37% from the average daily volume of 510,360 shares. The stock had previously closed at $68.30.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Roth Capital started coverage on Ambiq Micro in a report on Monday, July 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Ambiq Micro from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, UBS Group set a $85.00 target price on Ambiq Micro in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $82.20.

Ambiq Micro Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.33 and a beta of 5.58. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $63.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $60.37.

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter. Ambiq Micro had a negative return on equity of 11.85% and a negative net margin of 37.77%.The firm 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, analysts forecast that Ambiq Micro, Inc. will post -1.16 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ambiq Micro

In other Ambiq Micro news, CEO Fumihide Esaka sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 460,460 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,174,745.60. The trade was a 9.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Ker Zhang sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.44, for a total value of $634,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 20,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,292,019.04. The trade was a 32.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 260,185 shares of company stock worth $15,523,333. 10.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ambiq Micro

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMBQ. Atreides Management LP grew its stake in shares of Ambiq Micro by 23.8% in the 1st quarter. Atreides Management LP now owns 862,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,908,000 after purchasing an additional 165,755 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Ambiq Micro during the second quarter worth approximately $14,847,000. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Ambiq Micro by 16.9% during the first quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 254,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,462,000 after purchasing an additional 36,791 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ambiq Micro by 603.5% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 63,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,583,000 after purchasing an additional 54,240 shares during the period. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. grew its position in Ambiq Micro by 671.8% in the 1st quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 201,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,116,000 after buying an additional 175,247 shares during the last quarter.

About Ambiq Micro

Ambiq Micro, Inc is a semiconductor company that develops ultra-low-power system-on-chip (SoC) solutions and microcontrollers for edge computing and artificial intelligence applications. Its technology is designed to help battery-powered devices perform data processing locally while extending battery life.

The company’s product portfolio includes its Apollo family of low-power microcontrollers and SoCs, as well as solutions that integrate processing, memory, wireless connectivity and AI capabilities.