Amplitude, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPL) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Amplitude, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPL) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twelve brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $13.00.

AMPL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Amplitude from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. BTIG Research lowered their price target on shares of Amplitude from $14.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Amplitude from $16.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Amplitude from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, KeyCorp decreased their price objective on Amplitude from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th.

Amplitude Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ AMPL opened at $7.15 on Friday. Amplitude has a 12-month low of $5.99 and a 12-month high of $14.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $744.60 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.67 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $8.36 and a 200 day moving average of $9.92.

Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04. Amplitude had a negative net margin of 25.80% and a negative return on equity of 32.33%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.02 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. Amplitude has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.080-0.130 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.020–0.010 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Amplitude will post -0.62 EPS for the current year.

Amplitude declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $100.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 11.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Spenser Skates sold 42,743 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.01, for a total value of $513,343.43. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 4.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Amplitude

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AMPL. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Amplitude by 120.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 226,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,308,000 after purchasing an additional 123,886 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Amplitude by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 46,399 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 2,038 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Amplitude during the first quarter valued at approximately $580,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Amplitude by 93,569.0% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 93,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $954,000 after purchasing an additional 93,569 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Amplitude by 60.0% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,825,000 after buying an additional 177,599 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.20% of the company’s stock.

About Amplitude

Amplitude, Inc is a software company specializing in digital analytics and product intelligence solutions for businesses seeking to optimize user engagement and drive growth. Its core offering, the Amplitude Analytics platform, enables customers to collect and analyze behavioral data from web and mobile applications in real time. The platform provides advanced segmentation, funnel analysis, retention tracking and pathfinding tools that help product, marketing and data teams understand user journeys, identify friction points and measure the impact of new features.

Founded in 2012 by Spenser Skates, Curtis Liu and Jeffrey Wang, Amplitude is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with additional offices spanning North America, Europe and Asia.