Insider Selling: Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) CEO Sells 60,000 Shares of Stock

Ambiq Micro, Inc. (NYSE:AMBQ) CEO Fumihide Esaka sold 60,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.02, for a total transaction of $4,201,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 391,189 shares in the company, valued at $27,391,053.78. The trade was a 13.30% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Ambiq Micro Price Performance

Shares of Ambiq Micro stock traded up $0.80 during trading on Monday, reaching $71.37. 1,020,948 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 417,652. Ambiq Micro, Inc. has a 1-year low of $22.12 and a 1-year high of $73.72. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $34.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion and a PE ratio of -3.45.

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported ($0.49) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.61) by $0.12. Ambiq Micro had a negative net margin of 46.86% and a negative return on equity of 45.10%. The company had revenue of $20.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.00 million. Ambiq Micro has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.390–0.330 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Ambiq Micro, Inc. will post -2.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ambiq Micro

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Atreides Management LP lifted its holdings in Ambiq Micro by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Atreides Management LP now owns 696,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,848,000 after purchasing an additional 12,113 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. purchased a new stake in Ambiq Micro during the third quarter valued at about $13,050,000. KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd purchased a new stake in Ambiq Micro during the third quarter valued at about $11,818,000. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Ambiq Micro by 2,474.3% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 307,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,775,000 after purchasing an additional 295,927 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Ambiq Micro in the third quarter worth about $9,210,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AMBQ has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Ambiq Micro from $43.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ambiq Micro from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ambiq Micro from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on shares of Ambiq Micro from $48.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $52.80.

Ambiq Micro Company Profile

Ambiq Micro (NYSE: AMBQ) is a semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of ultra-low-power microcontroller units (MCUs) and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). The company’s core technology leverages sub-threshold voltage operation to dramatically reduce energy consumption, enabling extended battery life in a broad range of portable and always-on devices. Ambiq’s products are particularly well suited for applications where power efficiency is critical, such as wearable electronics, IoT sensors, medical monitoring equipment, and industrial automation systems.

The company’s flagship product family, the Apollo series of MCUs, offers multi-core architectures, integrated wireless connectivity options, and advanced security features.