Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) CTO Curtis Liu Sells 17,586 Shares

Amplitude, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMPL) CTO Curtis Liu sold 17,586 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.12, for a total value of $142,798.32. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 1,067,259 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,666,143.08. The trade was a 1.62% 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.

Amplitude Stock Performance

AMPL traded down $0.43 on Wednesday, hitting $7.52. 3,036,920 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,936,235. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.95. Amplitude, Inc. has a 12 month low of $5.51 and a 12 month high of $14.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $780.43 million, a PE ratio of -11.22 and a beta of 1.43.

Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by ($0.01). Amplitude had a negative return on equity of 32.33% and a negative net margin of 25.80%.The company had revenue of $93.49 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.95 million. Amplitude has set its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.020–0.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.030-0.060 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Amplitude, Inc. will post -0.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Amplitude announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $100.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 11.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP bought a new position in Amplitude during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new position in Amplitude during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in Amplitude by 57.8% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 5,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 1,879 shares in the last quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc bought a new position in Amplitude during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $116,000. Finally, Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Amplitude during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $119,000. Institutional investors own 73.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on AMPL. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Amplitude from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. BTIG Research lowered their target price on Amplitude from $14.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Amplitude from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $16.00 target price on Amplitude and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Amplitude from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $13.22.

Amplitude Company Profile

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.