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Amplitude Inc

AMPLNASDAQ

SectorInformation Technology

IndustrySoftware - Application

Beta (adjusted)1.28

Intrinsic Value $15.56median of 3 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $13.85Price as of 30 Sep 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 12% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $1.8B

Shares Outstanding 132.8M diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date4 Nov 2026

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Amplitude is navigating a critical transition phase, balancing robust top-line momentum and strategic AI-driven product expansion against persistent profitability challenges and margin compression. While the company's core metrics—such as 17% ARR growth and an improved net retention rate of 106%—demonstrate solid market demand, near-term profitability remains pressured by elevated AI inference costs and integration investments. The strategic partnership to take over Statsig's brand and customer base offers significant cross-sell opportunities but introduces execution risks, particularly as the original engineering talent remains at OpenAI. Consequently, a Hold recommendation is warranted until there is clearer evidence of stabilized margins and a sustainable path to GAAP profitability.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets11 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$11.00

Mean target$13.59

High · most bullish analyst$18.00

Street targets sit below today's price; our intrinsic value sits above it. Different horizons, different questions.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$11.0020%

The bear case is triggered by severe gross margin compression below 70% due to unoptimized AI hosting costs, coupled with high customer churn among legacy Statsig users who are concerned about the departure of the original development team. Revenue growth decelerates to the low double digits, and the company fails to achieve its full-year non-GAAP operating profitability target, leading to continued cash burn and further downward revisions from analysts.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$13.5950%

Matches the consensus mean

The base case assumes Amplitude delivers on its revised full-year 2026 guidance, with revenue reaching approximately $397 million to $403 million (16-17% growth) and non-GAAP operating income of $2.5 million to $6.5 million. The integration of Statsig and InfiniGrow proceeds steadily, contributing modestly to second-half growth. However, gross margins remain slightly pressured around 73-75% due to ongoing AI inference costs, and free cash flow remains negative to flat for the year.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$18.0030%

The bull case is driven by rapid monetization of Amplitude's new AI capabilities (such as the AI Assistant and Agentic Analytics) and successful cross-selling of the Statsig experimentation platform. This accelerates multi-product adoption, pushing net retention rates above 110% and driving full-year revenue toward the high end of guidance. Operating leverage improves faster than expected as AI infrastructure costs are optimized, leading to positive free cash flow and non-GAAP operating margins exceeding expectations.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Strong top-line momentum with 17% year-over-year growth in both revenue and ARR as of Q1 2026.
Improving customer expansion dynamics, highlighted by the sequential rise in dollar-based net retention rate to 106%.
Strategic expansion of the addressable market through the acquisition of InfiniGrow and the takeover of the Statsig platform.
Solid balance sheet with cash and cash equivalents to fund ongoing growth initiatives, despite negative free cash flow of $13.2 million in Q1 2026.

Key Investment Risks

Persistent GAAP losses and negative free cash flow ($13.2 million outflow in Q1 2026) pressuring near-term liquidity.
Gross margin compression driven by elevated AI inference and hosting costs.
Execution and integration risks associated with taking over the Statsig platform without inheriting the original engineering talent.
Intense competition in the digital analytics and experimentation space from both legacy players and AI-native startups.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Full-year 2026 revenue falling below the guided range of $397 million.
Failure to achieve non-GAAP operating profitability for the full year 2026.
A significant drop in the dollar-based net retention rate below 100%, indicating customer contraction.
Escalation of legal or regulatory uncertainties, such as the announced shareholder class action investigations.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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