# Amphastar (AMPH) — Analyst Forecast

AMPH · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/amph/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $20.00 | $21.00 | $23.00 | 3 |

Last price $26.42 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $23.00 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $20.00 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | $20.00 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | B of A Securities | Downgraded | Neutral → Underperform | $20.00 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $20.00 |
| May 14, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Downgraded | Overweight → Equal-Weight | $19.00 |
| May 11, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | $21.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | Needham | Downgraded | Buy → Hold | — |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Jefferies | Downgraded | Buy → Hold | $22.00 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $23.00 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $30.00 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | $30.00 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Barclays | Initiated Coverage | Equal-Weight | $30.00 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $34.00 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $36.00 |
| Aug 26, 2025 | B of A Securities | Maintained | Neutral | $32.00 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Needham | Upgraded | Hold → Buy | $36.00 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Neutral | $25.00 |
| May 12, 2025 | JP Morgan | Downgraded | Overweight → Neutral | $30.00 |
| May 8, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | $35.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for AMPH stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Amphastar (AMPH) is $21.00, with a high estimate of $23.00 and a low of $20.00, across 3 analysts.

### Is AMPH a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Amphastar currently average a Hold rating: 0 buy, 6 hold and 1 sell, from 7 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for AMPH?

The average price target of $21.00 implies 20.51% downside from the last price of $26.42.

### What is the latest analyst rating on AMPH?

On Aug 18, 2026, Barclays maintained Amphastar at Equal-Weight with a price target of $23.00.

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