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AMBARELLA INC AMBA
AMBARELLA INC (AMBA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2026 revenue was $390.7M at a -19.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.16 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | B of A Securities | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-29 | Susquehanna | Positive (main) |
| 2026-05-29 | Rosenblatt | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-26 | Rosenblatt | Buy (main) |
| 2026-03-23 | Rosenblatt | Buy (main) |
| 2025-11-26 | B of A Securities | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.291 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.411 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.103 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.918 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMBA | AMBARELLA INC | 4/9 | 2.94 | — | +37.2% |
| TOYO | TOYO Co., Ltd | 7/9 | 0.08 | 6.7 | +141.5% |
| SKYT | SkyWater Technology, Inc | 3/9 | -0.88 | 14.4 | +29.2% |
| POWI | POWER INTEGRATIONS INC | 6/9 | 13.34 | 200.2 | +5.9% |
| SITM | SITIME Corp | 6/9 | 12.23 | — | +61.2% |
| AAOI | APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. | 4/9 | 2.44 | — | +82.8% |
| MXL | MAXLINEAR, INC | 5/9 | -1.22 | — | +29.7% |
About AMBARELLA INC
Ambarella, Inc. develops low-power system-on-a-chip, semiconductors, and software for edge and physical artificial intelligence, applications, and intelligent automation. The company's system-on-a-chip (SOC) integrates third generation CVflow technology with advanced video processing, image signal processing, audio processing, and system control functions on a single chip. It also offers central domain controllers, CVflow SoCs, AI neural processors, vision processor SoCs, high-definition radars, and serializer/deserializers, as well as licenses software modules. The company's solutions are used in automotive video recorders, electronic mirrors, front advanced driver assistance system camera, AI Telematics Systems, and cabin monitoring system and driver monitoring system cameras in automotive field; central domain controllers for autonomous vehicles in autonomy; enterprise and public class, and home security cameras in the field of IoT; and enterprise, home, public spaces, and consumer applications, as well as for video conferencing, access control, healthcare, medical, and virtual reality applications. It sells its solutions to original design manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, automotive market, and Tier-1 suppliers through its direct sales force and distributors. The company operates in Taiwan, rest of the Asia Pacific, Europe, the United States, and rest of North America. Ambarella, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
FAQ
Is AMBA financially healthy?
AMBARELLA INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AMBA pay a dividend?
No, AMBARELLA INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is AMBA?
In FY2026, AMBARELLA INC had a net margin of -19.4% and a return on equity of -12.8%.
Is AMBA overvalued or undervalued?
AMBARELLA INC trades at about 151.9× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 16.6×–87.4×, median 36.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for AMBA?
The average Wall-Street price target for AMBARELLA INC is $95.00, about 13.7% above the recent price, from 11 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is AMBA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on AMBARELLA INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.