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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) is trading at $25.54, down 1.43% on the day. Its market value of $1.09B makes it the 3187th largest of the 3753 companies we follow.
The stock's 52-week band runs $16.65 to $29.52, and the latest print sits 13.5% under the top end of it. Holders are behind 1.7% over twelve months, but up 34.3% across the last three months.
On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($22.85) and 200-day ($22.34) moving averages; RSI is 59, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 34% annualized volatility.
Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $183.90M, up 5.4% from a year earlier, with $30.35M of net profit (a 10.8% margin).
Buyers are paying 15.1 times trailing earnings, 21% below its five-year average of 19.0. The median for its industry group is 22.0.
4 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $20.75, sits 18.8% under where the stock trades.
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Composite of 3 factors below, ranked against the 3752 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
4 analysts, consensus Hold.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
AMPH is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2021-01-04, the strategy has returned 389% (231.1% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated weekly — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $20.75, 18.8% below today’s price, with a consensus rating of Hold. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $35.26, so shares trade 27.6% below that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 45th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | +2.2% | Bullish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +11.8% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | +14.3% | Bullish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d above 200d | Bullish |
| RSI (14) | 58.8 | Bullish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 0.87 | Bearish |
| Bollinger band position | 62% | Bullish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Quote as of Oct 8, 2026 7:20 am ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
Ranks are among the 3,752 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 15.1x earnings, AMPH looks cheap against the market, and trades 31% below the 22.0x median among Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
$25.54 is the latest print for AMPH, a move of -1.43% against yesterday's close of $25.91. Today's low and high so far: $25.29 and $26.17.
Equity value comes to $1.09B at the current price. By that measure it is number 3187 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
Buyers pay 15.1 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $2.03). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 19.0, and today's level ranks in the 45th percentile of its own history.
The year's floor is $16.65 and the ceiling $29.52. Shares are 13.5% away from that ceiling.
Our data shows no dividend paid by Amphastar Pharmaceuticals over the trailing twelve months.
Of 4 analysts, 0% say buy, 100% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $20.75, with the most cautious at $20.00 and the most optimistic at $23.00.
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