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Ambiq Micro, Inc.

$AMBQ·$1.6B·Semiconductors·Technology
$57.34-4.6%YTD+137.8%1Y+46.6%
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AI analysis

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Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Ambiq Micro $1.6B ultra-low-power AI sleeper — Q1 rev +59%, TTM Squeeze reset, Hanson $4.6M coordinated exercise-and-sell.

Ambiq Micro is a $1.63B ultra-low-power AI semiconductor company. Riding the edge-AI sleeper narrative — Q1 revenue acceleration plus insider exercise-and-sell.

How it reads:

  • Growth is exceptional: Q1 revenue +59.3% YoY to $25M, Q4 was -11.7% (base-effect) — the pivot back to strong growth is confirmed.
  • Margins reflect launch: -51.9% operating margin, -46.6% Q1 op margin, -2.2% FCF yield — heavy investment mode.
  • Valuation is elevated: -39.6x PE (near-zero base), 19.5x sales, -39.2x EV/EBITDA — priced on continued ultra-low-power AI ramp.
  • Position is mixed: 51st percentile 52w, 20.3% below 50-day, 22.5% above 200-day on 58% baseline volume — post-print consolidation.
  • The specific bull tell: defending $74-$90 range while TTM Squeeze resets, momentum cools, holding relative strength versus QQQ selling off hard, 'ultra-low-power AI sleeper finally waking up as everyone else chases datacenter GPUs'.
  • Analyst PT +40.96% upside framing (Aug 27) — Wall Street support.
  • Insider signal is loud exercise-and-sell: $4.60M S-Sale + $1.17M M-Exempt — Hanson Scott McLean $1.65M + $1.64M + $451K (three S-Sales) coordinated with 55K + 47.5K M-Exempt exercises — Hanson's exercise-and-sell pattern is worth naming at highs.

The Nov 5 print is the test — reiterated FY26 revenue plus specific commentary on ultra-low-power AI-mix trajectory extends the run; another sub-50% growth quarter plus continued Hanson distribution drops to $45 support.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree — the bullish anchors (defending $74-$90 range while TTM Squeeze resets and momentum cools, holding relative strength versus QQQ selling off hard, 'ultra-low-power AI sleeper finally waking up as everyone else chases datacenter GPUs', high-and-tight action as potential launch setup) map to real signals; the honest add is Hanson's $4.6M coordinated exercise-and-sell pattern (three S-Sales matched to M-Exempt exercises) is loud insider monetization at the highs to name.

What to watch: Nov 5 earnings — reiterated FY26 revenue plus specific commentary on ultra-low-power AI-mix trajectory extends the run; another sub-50% growth quarter plus continued Hanson distribution drops to $45 support.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

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Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-12

Posts describe Ambiq Micro defending the $74-$90 range while the TTM Squeeze resets and momentum cools, holding relative strength versus QQQ selling off hard. Bulls call it the ultra-low-power AI sleeper finally waking up as everyone else chases datacenter GPUs. Traders flag the continued high-and-tight action as a potential launch setup.

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What it does

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

Designs ultra-low-power MCUs and SoCs for wearables and IoT edge AI using subthreshold power technology.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Semiconductors · Technology

Hyperscaler AI capex keeps Blackwell allocation tight and HBM3e pricing firm; NVDA's data-center backlog and AVGO's networking wins confirm the cycle is not peaking. LLM context-window expansion — the structural demand pull — extends through at least 2H26.

What this means for $AMBQ

Direct beneficiary — semiconductor products are directly in the AI capex supply chain; Ambiq Micro, Inc.

Top industry ETF

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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
-39.6How 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
-17.7%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
-51.9%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
-2.2%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
19.5Same 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
-24.0%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
42.3%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
Q2 2026Aug 11, 2026$-0.07$-0.26+72.8%
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$-18.96$-0.52-3546.2%
Q4 2025Mar 5, 2026$-0.32$-0.39+17.9%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$-0.22$-0.32+31.3%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $-0.16

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$25.1M+59.3%43.5%-46.6%$-0.50$-11.8M
Q4 FY25$20.7M+2.0%42.7%-57.7%$-0.58$-4.3M
Q3 FY25$18.2M-10.4%42.3%-55.3%$-0.72$-5.7M
Q2 FY25$17.9M-11.7%40.1%-49.2%$-0.48$-14.0M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$121.8M$120.7M – $123.4M-$1.11-$1.14 – -$1.075
FY27$152.7M$147.5M – $162.9M-$0.64-$0.77 – -$0.445
FY28$202.4M$200.0M – $204.9M$0.39-$0.12 – $0.902
FY29$209.2M$201.2M – $219.9M$1.12$1.06 – $1.191

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.0.6×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.51%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.-20.3%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.+22.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 19.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.5% 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.β5.715-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.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

SellAug 27Hanson Scott McleanCTO27.5K sh$1.6MSellAug 26Hanson Scott McleanCTO27.5K sh$1.6MSellAug 14Hanson Scott McleanCTO7.0K sh$451KSellAug 14Fumihide EsakaCEO13.5K sh$869KSellMay 27Timothy ChenDirector70.6K sh$5.6MSellMay 15Chen Sean ChihhsiangCOO55.7K sh$3.9MSellMay 14Jeffrey G WinzelerCFO26.0K sh$1.8MSellMay 14Hanson Scott McleanCTO10.2K sh$706KSellMay 14Fumihide EsakaCEO60.0K sh$4.2MSellApr 2Connors Michele KimGeneral Counsel660 sh$17K
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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-KPress release / Reg FDJul 308-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Ambiq Micro, Inc (AMBQ) furnished Reg FD materials under Item 7.01 (Reg FD), filed 2026-07-30. On July 30, 2026, Ambiq Micro, Inc. (the “Company”) made available on its investor relations page a letter from its Chief Executive Officer, which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information set fort Reg FD disclosures are furnished (not filed) — commonly investor slides, strategy updates, or guidance. Review the exhibit for material new information about business outlook.

424B4Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 25424B4
AI summary

Ambiq Micro (AMBQ) priced a follow-on public offering of 2,000,000 shares at $78.00 per share on June 23, 2026, raising gross proceeds of $156 million ($146.64M net after underwriting discounts of $9.36M). An additional overallotment option of 300,000 shares was granted to underwriters. Shares were delivered around June 25, 2026. BofA Securities, UBS, Needham, Stifel, and Roth Capital Partners led the deal. Dilutive secondary offering — net proceeds and use not specified in this excerpt.

S-1Initial registrationJun 22S-1
8-KShareholder voteJun 88-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Ambiq Micro, Inc. (AMBQ) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on ratification of the independent auditor. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

3/ANew insider — initial holdingsMay 293/A
AI summary

Timothy Chen filed an amendment to his initial Form 3 (Form 3/A) for Ambiq Micro, Inc., with an event date of July 29, 2025. The amendment corrects or supplements prior beneficial ownership disclosures for a company officer or director. This is an administrative correction to an existing Section 16 filing with no new securities transactions reported.

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Recent news

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

Does Ambiq Micro, Inc. (AMBQ) Have the Potential to Rally 40.96% as Wall Street Analysts Expect?zacks.com·4d agoAmbiq's Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Yzacks.com·19d agoAmbiq Micro Analysts Increase Their Forecasts After Strong Q2 Resultsbenzinga.com·19d agoAmbiq Micro, Inc. (AMBQ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·20d agoAmbiq Micro Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·20d ago

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