Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) Now Covered by Jefferies Financial Group

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

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Roth Capital assumed coverage on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Monday, July 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group set a $85.00 target price on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Ambiq Micro from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Northland Securities set a $81.00 price target on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $83.71.

Ambiq Micro Stock Performance

Shares of AMBQ stock opened at $61.94 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $63.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $61.77. The stock has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a PE ratio of -29.22 and a beta of 5.34. Ambiq Micro has a 1 year low of $22.12 and a 1 year high of $91.61.

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) last posted its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $33.90 million during the quarter. Ambiq Micro has set its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.200–0.120 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Ambiq Micro will post -1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ambiq Micro

In other news, COO Sean Chen sold 15,000 shares of Ambiq Micro stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.14, for a total transaction of $902,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 120,275 shares in the company, valued at $7,233,338.50. The trade was a 11.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through 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 that occurred on Thursday, August 27th. The shares were 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 directly owned 221,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,229,314.80. This represents a 11.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 304,887 shares of company stock worth $18,611,454. Corporate insiders own 10.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ambiq Micro

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Atreides Management LP raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 165,755 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Ambiq Micro during the second quarter worth $14,847,000. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its holdings 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 grew its position in shares of Ambiq Micro by 603.5% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 63,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,583,000 after purchasing an additional 54,240 shares during the period. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. increased its stake in Ambiq Micro by 671.8% in the first quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 201,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,116,000 after purchasing an additional 175,247 shares during the last quarter.

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

Ambiq Micro Company Profile

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.