Roth Capital Has Negative View of Amplify Energy Q1 Earnings

Amplify Energy Corp. (NYSE:AMPY) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Amplify Energy in a research report issued on Sunday, March 30th. Roth Capital analyst J. White now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Amplify Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.25 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Amplify Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $11.00 price objective on shares of Amplify Energy in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Alliance Global Partners reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Amplify Energy in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Industrial Alliance Securities set a $8.50 price target on shares of Amplify Energy in a research note on Friday, March 7th.

Amplify Energy Stock Down 12.0 %

AMPY stock opened at $3.26 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $131.28 million, a PE ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.60 and a 200-day moving average of $5.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. Amplify Energy has a one year low of $3.25 and a one year high of $8.15.

Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by ($0.17). Amplify Energy had a net margin of 20.99% and a return on equity of 16.22%. The company had revenue of $69.02 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $76.04 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amplify Energy

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Amplify Energy by 4.1% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 113,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $740,000 after buying an additional 4,454 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in Amplify Energy in the third quarter valued at about $124,000. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Amplify Energy by 139.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 27,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after purchasing an additional 16,113 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Amplify Energy in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Amplify Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $76,000. 42.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Todd R. Snyder bought 25,000 shares of Amplify Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $3.83 per share, with a total value of $95,750.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 108,416 shares in the company, valued at $415,233.28. This represents a 29.97 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider James Frew bought 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $3.85 per share, with a total value of $57,750.00. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 54,222 shares in the company, valued at $208,754.70. The trade was a 38.24 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 50,000 shares of company stock valued at $194,900. 1.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Amplify Energy

Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford.