Unusual Call Option Trade in Ambarella Worth $390K

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Unusual Call Option Trade in Ambarella Worth $390K

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On February 28, 2023 at 11:27:51 (ET) an unusually large $390.00K block of Call contracts in Ambarella (AMBA) was sold, with a strike price of $100.00 / share, expiring in 3 days (on March 3, 2023). Fintel tracks all large options trades, and the premium spent on this trade was ? sigmas above the mean, placing it in the percentile of all recent large trades made in AMBA options.

Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 4.86% Upside

As of February 27, 2023, the average one-year price target for Ambarella is $96.94. The forecasts range from a low of $75.75 to a high of $115.50. The average price target represents an increase of 4.86% from its latest reported closing price of $92.45.

The projected annual revenue for Ambarella is $345MM, an increase of 0.02%. The projected annual EPS is $1.05.

What is the Fund Sentiment?

There are 539 funds or institutions reporting positions in Ambarella. This is an increase of 14 owner(s) or 2.67% in the last quarter. Average portfolio weight of all funds dedicated to AMBA is 0.28%, an increase of 19.35%. Total shares owned by institutions increased in the last three months by 5.56% to 38,282K shares. The put/call ratio of AMBA is 0.87, indicating a bullish outlook.

What are large shareholders doing?

Macquarie Group holds 1,820K shares representing 4.69% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 1,617K shares, representing an increase of 11.13%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AMBA by 42.88% over the last quarter.

William Blair Investment Management holds 1,388K shares representing 3.58% ownership of the company.

WSTRX – Ivy Science and Technology Fund Class R holds 1,288K shares representing 3.32% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 1,132K shares, representing an increase of 12.13%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AMBA by 86.04% over the last quarter.

Millennium Management holds 1,263K shares representing 3.26% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 1,000K shares, representing an increase of 20.81%. The firm increased its portfolio allocation in AMBA by 72.92% over the last quarter.

VTSMX – Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor Shares holds 1,086K shares representing 2.80% ownership of the company. In it’s prior filing, the firm reported owning 1,064K shares, representing an increase of 2.03%. The firm decreased its portfolio allocation in AMBA by 8.69% over the last quarter.

Ambarella Background Information
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Ambarella, Inc. manufactures high definition video compression and image processing semiconductors. The Company products used in digital still cameras, camcorders, and video-enabled mobile phones.

This article originally appeared on Fintel

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