Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) VP Chi-Hong Ju Sells 10,000 Shares

Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA) VP Chi-Hong Ju sold 10,000 shares of Ambarella stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.84, for a total transaction of $888,400.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 155,924 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,852,288.16. This trade represents a 6.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Chi-Hong Ju also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, June 17th, Chi-Hong Ju sold 2,017 shares of Ambarella stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.87, for a total transaction of $136,893.79.

Ambarella Stock Down 11.3%

NASDAQ AMBA opened at $78.36 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.67 and a beta of 2.11. Ambarella, Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.30 and a twelve month high of $96.69. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.46.

Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.11. Ambarella had a negative return on equity of 10.94% and a negative net margin of 17.18%.The firm had revenue of $100.36 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $100.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.07 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Ambarella, Inc. will post -1.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on AMBA. Northland Securities set a $101.00 target price on Ambarella in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 price target on shares of Ambarella in a report on Friday, May 29th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Ambarella from $72.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Ambarella from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Ambarella in a research report on Friday, June 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ambarella presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.50.

Key Ambarella News

Here are the key news stories impacting Ambarella this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ambarella reported fiscal Q1 2027 revenue of $100.4 million, up 16.9% year over year, with non-GAAP net profit of $5.0 million and record automotive sales, signaling improving demand for its AI-focused chips.
• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt named Ambarella a top pick for the second half of 2026 and highlighted it as a “physical AI” pure play, adding to bullish sentiment around the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Management also guided for higher revenue next quarter, which supports expectations that momentum in its core end markets could continue.
• Neutral Sentiment: Ambarella shareholders recently re-elected directors, approved the auditor, and affirmed the equity plan at the annual meeting, a routine governance update with limited direct trading impact.
• Neutral Sentiment: The stock’s recent surge has made valuation look mixed, with some reports saying it appears fairly valued on a DCF basis but expensive on sales multiples after a sharp run-up.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent insider selling by CEO Feng-Ming Wang, VP Chi-Hong Ju, and director Christopher Paisley may weigh on sentiment, even though the sales were disclosed as part of pre-arranged trading plans.

Institutional Trading of Ambarella

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Essential Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Ambarella by 90.1% during the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 481 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ambarella by 362.2% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 416 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Ambarella in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ambarella during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ambarella by 162.5% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 525 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.09% of the company’s stock.

About Ambarella

Ambarella, Inc is a global semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, specializing in video compression, image processing and computer vision technologies. The company designs low-power, high-definition system-on-chip (SoC) solutions that enable the capture, processing and streaming of video in a variety of embedded applications. Ambarella’s platforms combine advanced video encoding, multi-core central processing units and hardware accelerators to deliver high-resolution imaging with low power consumption.

Ambarella’s product portfolio caters to multiple markets, including security and surveillance, automotive vision, wearable cameras, drones and robotics.