Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) CEO Sells $255,000.00 in Stock

Ambiq Micro, Inc. (NYSE:AMBQ) CEO Fumihide Esaka sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.00, for a total value of $255,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 443,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,638,900. This trade represents a 1.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Fumihide Esaka also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 2nd, Fumihide Esaka sold 16,560 shares of Ambiq Micro stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.60, for a total value of $1,152,576.00.
• On Tuesday, September 15th, Fumihide Esaka sold 13,500 shares of Ambiq Micro stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.28, for a total value of $813,780.00.
• On Friday, September 11th, Fumihide Esaka sold 50,000 shares of Ambiq Micro stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.36, for a total value of $3,168,000.00.
• On Monday, August 31st, Fumihide Esaka sold 48,500 shares of Ambiq Micro stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.44, for a total value of $2,785,840.00.
• On Tuesday, September 1st, Fumihide Esaka sold 48,973 shares of Ambiq Micro stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.39, for a total value of $2,761,587.47.
• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Fumihide Esaka sold 11,027 shares of Ambiq Micro stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.69, for a total value of $625,120.63.
• On Friday, August 14th, Fumihide Esaka sold 13,500 shares of Ambiq Micro stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.39, for a total value of $869,265.00.

Ambiq Micro Trading Down 4.3%

NYSE AMBQ traded down $2.27 on Friday, hitting $49.81. 547,858 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 510,175. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $62.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.06. The company has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.50 and a beta of 5.34. Ambiq Micro, Inc. has a 1-year low of $22.12 and a 1-year high of $91.61.

Ambiq Micro (NYSE:AMBQ) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 anticipate that Ambiq Micro, Inc. will post -1.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Ambiq Micro

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMBQ. Atreides Management LP raised its holdings in Ambiq Micro by 23.8% during the 1st quarter. Atreides Management LP now owns 862,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,908,000 after purchasing an additional 165,755 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Ambiq Micro in the 2nd quarter valued at about $14,847,000. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Ambiq Micro by 16.9% in the 1st quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 254,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $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% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 63,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,583,000 after buying an additional 54,240 shares during the period. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Ambiq Micro by 671.8% during the 1st quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 201,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,116,000 after buying an additional 175,247 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on AMBQ. Northland Securities set a $81.00 price target on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. UBS Group set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Ambiq Micro in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Ambiq Micro from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Ambiq Micro from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $83.71.

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.