Ambarella vs Ambiq Micro
AMBA and AMBQ side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMBA and AMBQ compare
Ambarella is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Ambiq Micro ($2.7B against $1.1B).
Ambiq Micro grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (63.4% versus 20.0% for Ambarella).
Ambarella keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −13.5% compared with −29.7% at Ambiq Micro.
Ambiq Micro scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for Ambarella), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AMBA | AMBQ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.7B | $1.1B |
| Share price | $60.12 | $47.46 |
| Change, 1 year | −37.1% | 69.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −68.1% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.07 | 2.95 |
| Employees | 959 | 202 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 6.4× (better) | 9.7× |
| P/B | 4.3× | 2.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 273× | – |
| FCF yield | 0.37% | – |
| Fair value | $59.70 | $37.67 |
| Margin of safety | −0.70% (better) | −26.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.0% | 63.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 58.5% (better) | 44.8% |
| Operating margin | −14.9% (better) | −36.0% |
| Net margin | −13.5% (better) | −29.7% |
| FCF margin | 2.3% | – |
| Return on equity | −9.4% (better) | −12.2% |
| Return on invested capital | −14.8% (better) | −103% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.85 | 16.55 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 9.99 | 23.14 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 0.09% (better) | −30.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.09% (better) | −30.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.3% | 115% |
| Held by insiders | 5.5% | 13.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.1M (better) | −$38.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.1% | 12.4% |
Go deeper
- AMBA stock overview
- AMBA income statement
- AMBA valuation and score
- AMBQ stock overview
- AMBQ income statement
- AMBQ valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.