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AMPHAmphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Sell5.4·$21.60-0.37%

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+48.3% vs estimateEPS $0.91 vs $0.61 estVerdict Buy (Wait)Sell

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
$0.91
Estimate
$0.61
Surprise
+48.3%
Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
$183.9M
Score at report (before → after)
5.95.9/10

Revenue source: xbrl.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) beat the $0.61 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.91 — a large 48.3% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.9/10) to Sell at 5.9/10 after the report.

Current read · as of 2026-08-23

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates AMPH Sell at 5.4/10.

2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +48.3% surprise compares with a -0.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.

What supports the rating

  • Attractive valuation

What argues against it

  • Concentration risk — Supplier: third-party BAQSIMI manufacturer
  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
  • Consecutive earnings misses (2)

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$21.60
Price target
$22.19
Stop
$20.09
Upside to target
+2.7%

The stock trades at 12.9× trailing but 6.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Healthcare context

AMPH at TrendMatrix's latest read

Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.

Industry
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
Market cap
$918.8M
P/E (fwd)
6.8
P/E (ttm)
12.9
52-week range
$16.65$31.26
Off 52-week high
30.9%
RSI (14)
64
Volume vs avg
0.81×
Score today
5.4/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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