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Ambarella, Inc.

$AMBA·$3.4B·Semiconductors·Technology
$63.29-8.1%YTD-13.1%1Y+3.5%
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AMAMBA
$AMBAAmbarella, Inc.
$63.29-8.12%137 posts-17%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AMBA, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-15

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Ambarella is coiling around $73 after a big move — CV3 robot-perception wins and $800M Hanwha partnership carry the bull thesis while insiders unloaded ~$4M at $62-90.

Ambarella is a $3.4B AI-edge-compute semiconductor name that has re-rated on physical-AI positioning. Shares at $72.90, essentially flat YTD (+0.1%), up 10% over twelve months, sitting 0.51 through the 52-week range — a coil after a bigger 6-month move.

  • Q1 FY27 (4/30) delivered $100.4M revenue (+16.9% yoy, -0.5% qoq), 58% gross margin, EPS -$0.41 GAAP (adjusted EPS $0.11 beat 10.9%). Four-quarter revenue growth: 16.9%, 20.1%, 31.2%, 49.9% — the growth-rate deceleration from Q3 peak is real. Four-quarter EPS surprises: +10.9%, +30.0%, +32.8%, +150% — the beat cadence has been decisive.
  • FY27 (1/2027) consensus $442M revenue and $0.79 EPS growing to $498M/$1.08 in FY28 — the profitability inflection is here.
  • Insider distribution is the load-bearing counterweight: 7/9 Chen sold 5,958 at $78.66 ($469K); 7/1 Ju sold 10,000 at $88.84 ($888K) + Wang sold 16,250 at $90.08 ($1.46M); 6/17 Wang sold 6,204 at $67.87 ($421K) + Young sold 5,033 ($340K) + Lee sold 2,951 ($200K) + Ju sold 2,017 ($137K); Wang also gifted 10,000 shares 6/17 (G-Gift). Total: ~$4M+ of C-suite distribution across $62-$90 range.
  • Structural: low float (42M), beta 2.11 (high), volume 0.54x 30-day norm, position 0.51 in 52w range. Quiet coil setup with insider distribution behind it.
  • The 6/30 Rosenblatt piece framing AMBA as 'one of the best physical AI plays' is the specific analyst validation; the 7/14 InvestorPlace 'Physical AI proof points' framing is downstream.
  • X sentiment is loudly bullish: CV3 robot-perception design wins stacking, Hanwha partnership as largest in company history with $800M+ 10-year revenue potential, complete transformation from HD-video/dashcam to AI-edge-SoC vendor, inclusion in humanoid-portfolio buy lists.

Next dated read is Q2 FY27 on 8/27 with consensus EPS $0.17. Continued 15-20% growth + Hanwha revenue quantification + updated FY27 guide is what breaks the coil upward; the $4M insider distribution at $62-90 is the ceiling call.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X read (CV3 wins, Hanwha $800M partnership, humanoid-portfolio inclusion) matches the operational cadence. The ~$4M C-suite distribution at $62-$90 is the honest counterweight — but spot is now $73, below most of the exit prices.

What to watch: Q2 FY27 print 8/27: revenue growth (needs >15%), Hanwha contract revenue quantification, CV3 design-win pipeline, and updated FY27 guide. Watch for further insider selling above $75.

On the calendar: 2026-08-27 — Q2 FY27 earnings (consensus EPS $0.17)

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment8 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-14

Ambarella commentary emphasizes CV3 robot-perception design wins stacking, a Hanwha partnership described as the largest in company history with potential to generate more than $800M in revenue over the next 10 years, and the completed transformation from HD video and dashcam chips into a leading AI-edge-compute SoC vendor. AMBA is included in humanoid-portfolio buy lists alongside CCXI, ALNT and ALGM.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs low-power AI vision SoCs for security cameras, automotive ADAS, and IoT devices; growing into edge AI inference.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Semiconductors sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AMBA.

Semiconductors · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI capex engine unchanged: hyperscaler Blackwell allocation stays tight through 2H26 and HBM3e pricing holds as LLM context-window expansion drives 5-8x per-server memory demand uplift.

What this means for $AMBA

Neutral — Designs low-power AI vision SoCs for security cameras, automotive ADAS, and IoT devices; growing into edge AI inference; the AI capex and HBM/compute demand cycle does not materially affect this business's near-term earnings.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-45.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-12.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-18.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
7.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-11.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
58.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 28, 2026$0.11$0.10+10.9%
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$0.13$0.10+30.0%
Q3 2025Nov 25, 2025$0.27$0.20+32.8%
Q2 2025Aug 28, 2025$0.15$0.06+150.0%
Next earningsThu, Aug 27·consensus EPS $0.17

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY27$100.4M+16.9%58.4%-19.3%$-0.41—
Q4 FY26$100.9M+20.1%57.7%-19.5%$-0.38$14.3M
Q3 FY26$108.5M+31.2%60.3%-13.9%$-0.35$31.4M
Q2 FY26$95.5M+49.9%58.9%-23.0%$-0.47$10.1M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY27$441.6M$435.1M – $447.7M$0.79$0.74 – $0.8310
FY28$498.5M$484.2M – $524.6M$1.08$0.87 – $1.2510
FY29$593.3M$593.3M – $593.3M$1.46$1.41 – $1.573
FY30$740.0M$721.6M – $781.0M$2.75$2.66 – $2.951
FY31$940.0M$916.7M – $992.1M$4.35$4.21 – $4.661

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.43%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-7.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-3.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 41.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.3% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.115-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 9Yun-lung ChenVP, Business Dev. & Marketing6.0K sh$469KSellJul 1Chi-hong JuSenior VP, Systems & GM10.0K sh$888KSellJul 1Feng-ming WangCEO16.3K sh$1.5MSellJun 26Christopher B PaisleyDirector250 sh$16KSellJun 17Young John AlexanderCFO5.0K sh$340KSellJun 17Chan W LeeChief Operations Officer3.0K sh$200KSellJun 17Chi-hong JuSenior VP, Systems & GM2.0K sh$137KSellJun 17Feng-ming WangCEO6.2K sh$421KSellJun 12Yun-lung ChenVP, Business Development and9.9K sh$661KSellMay 26Young John AlexanderCFO400 sh$38K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 18-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

At Ambarella's (AMBA) June 26, 2026 Annual Meeting — with approximately 86.31% of outstanding shares represented — shareholders approved the amended and restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (expanding the share pool) and elected three Class II directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting. The equity plan amendment details were previously disclosed in the May 15, 2026 proxy statement. This is routine annual governance; the expanded equity plan is modestly dilutive but expected at this stage of growth.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 43
8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 278-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 268-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 11 other (3 proxys · 3 13Gs · 1 10-Q · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

The Physical AI Proof Points Are Suddenly Everywhereinvestorplace.com·3d agoThis Edge AI Stock Just Got a Huge Vote of Confidence From Wall Streetmarketbeat.com·10d agoWhat This Nearly $1 Million Ambarella Insider Sale Means With Shares Up 18% in a Yearfool.com·12d agoAmbarella stock gains 28% as Rosenblatt sees it as one of the best physical AI playsinvezz.com·16d agoAI Is Leaving the Cloud. Here’s Who Gets Paid When It Does.investorplace.com·25d ago

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