Ambarella Falls Ahead of Earnings as Investors Brace for Slower Growth

Ambarella (AMBA) is down 5.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be earnings-related caution ahead of Ambarella’s fiscal second-quarter 2027 report, which was scheduled for after the market close on September 3, 2026. Investors also seem to be weighing expectations for slower revenue growth versus earlier periods, and the stock’s history of large post-earnings swings may be adding pressure.

Details:

Ambarella scheduled its fiscal Q2 2027 earnings release and conference call for after the close on September 3, 2026, putting the stock in focus throughout the trading session.

Wall Street expectations going into the report were modestly profitable earnings of about $0.17 per share on revenue of roughly $110 million.

In the prior quarter, Ambarella posted revenue of $100.4 million, up 16.9% year over year, but it still reported a GAAP net loss of $18.1 million.

Recent trading suggests investors were concerned that top-line growth could decelerate from the prior quarter, and this could be because the market was positioned cautiously ahead of management’s outlook.

Sources:

Ambarella Investor Relations, SEC, Reuters, ChartMill

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$AMBA Insider Trading Activity

$AMBA insiders have traded $AMBA stock on the open market 23 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 23 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AMBA stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

FENG-MING WANG (CEO) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 82,013 shares for an estimated $6,281,597.
CHI-HONG JU (Senior VP, Systems & GM) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 18,901 shares for an estimated $1,391,514.
YUN-LUNG CHEN (VP, Business Dev. & Marketing) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 15,814 shares for an estimated $1,129,599.
JOHN ALEXANDER YOUNG (CFO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 15,019 shares for an estimated $902,611.
CHAN W LEE (Chief Operations Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 13,321 shares for an estimated $752,497.
CHRISTOPHER B PAISLEY sold 250 shares for an estimated $15,502

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$AMBA Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 207 institutional investors add shares of $AMBA stock to their portfolio, and 186 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 1,646,661 shares (+172.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $141,283,513
JERICHO CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. removed 1,587,081 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $81,694,994
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,471,221 shares (-97.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $126,230,761
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 848,092 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $43,655,535
SLATE PATH CAPITAL LP removed 814,400 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $41,921,240
MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. added 757,571 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $64,999,591
STATE STREET CORP added 586,269 shares (+29.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $50,301,880

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$AMBA Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AMBA recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $AMBA in the last 6 months, with a median target of $110.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Christopher Rolland from Susquehanna set a target price of $110.0 on 05/29/2026
Kevin Cassidy from Rosenblatt set a target price of $120.0 on 05/29/2026
Vivek Arya from B of A Securities set a target price of $96.0 on 05/29/2026

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