Revenue has grown approximately 153% year-over-year—among the highest growth rates in the sector—but the business is cash-burning at approximately 39% of revenue, lacks a competitive moat, broke a three-quarter earnings beat streak with a significant miss, and carries weak price momentum; the growth optionality is real but currently outweighed by fundamental fragility and quality well below the 4.0 minimum threshold.
Thesis pillars
- Recent Earnings Miss Breaks Streak↑Improving
- Severe Quality Deficit Cash Burn→Stable
- Exceptional Revenue Growth Trajectory→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Amprius Technologies, Inc. (AMPX) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.00: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 10.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.64; Below-average business quality.
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.00: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 10.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.64; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 16, MACD bearish. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 22d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-15Recent Developments — Amprius Technologies, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Canaccord Genuity Initiates Coverage On Amprius Technologies with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $14 — benzinga Oct 14, 2026 positive
- NEWS Amprius Technologies Files Shelf Prospectus For Offering; Size Not Disclosed — benzinga Oct 9, 2026 neutral
- NEWS CAMINUS Announces Contract Manufacturing Agreement With Amprius Technologies — benzinga Oct 5, 2026 positive
- NEWS HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Amprius Technologies, Maintains $18 Price Target — benzinga Sep 29, 2026 positive
- NEWS 12 Industrials Stocks Moving In Monday's Pre-Market Session — benzinga Sep 28, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-10-15T11:47:13Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Unprofitable operations — net margin -33.4%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.00: Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 10.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.64; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 16, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $7.61. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $20.01 (+150.1% upside). Prior stop was $7.61. Stop-loss: $7.61.
Quality below floor (2.0 < 4.0).
Amprius Technologies, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 85.6). TrendMatrix value score: 4.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover AMPX with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $23.
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