Amplify Energy Corp. (AMPY)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Houston, United States | NYSE
4.13 USD
+0.19
(4.822%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.20 +0.07 (1.695%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:05 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:23 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals and a lack of shareholder returns. Revenue has contracted by nearly half (-48%), operating margins are deeply negative at -131%, and the company is burning cash with free cash flow of -$28 million. While the forward P/E looks attractive at 4x, this is a classic value trap driven by collapsing earnings rather than a turnaround story; the market has already priced in the decline, evidenced by the stock trading well below book value. The absence of any dividend history confirms management is focused on survival rather than returning capital. Technically, the stock is struggling, trading below both its 50-day and 200-day averages, reflecting persistent selling pressure. The options market provides a stark confirmation of this bearish sentiment, with traders aggressively buying protection at lower strikes while offering almost no upside exposure. Although insiders have recently increased their stakes, suggesting they believe in the long-term resource potential, the immediate financial reality remains dire. With a weak statistical forecast showing no directional bias and high volatility, the risk-reward profile is skewed heavily against the buyer. This is a speculative hold at best, suitable only for those willing to endure significant drawdowns in hopes of a commodity super-cycle, but fundamentally, the business is currently bleeding value. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.318675 |
| AutoTheta | 0.320147 |
| AutoETS | 0.327040 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.332893 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 6.01 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.284 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.81 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-12 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-12 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.81 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.631 |
| Market Cap | 170,517,120 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.88 |
| Forward P/E | 4.49 |
| Beta | -0.19 |
| Profit Margins | 5.12% |
| Website | https://www.amplifyenergy.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bearish, positioning heavy put volume and open interest at strikes significantly below the current price ($2.00, $3.00, $4.00) across multiple expirations. Call activity is negligible and concentrated near the money, while out-of-the-money calls show minimal interest. This asymmetry suggests a strong expectation of further downside or a 'long gamma' setup where dealers face pressure if the stock drops.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-13 | 0.1 | 11.904762 |
| 2019-12-03 | 0.2 | 3.913894 |
| 2019-09-03 | 0.2 | 3.533569 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.1726191 |
| Address1 | 500 Dallas Street |
| Address2 | Suite 1700 |
| All Time High | 169.5 |
| All Time Low | 0.05 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 1,800 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,124,280 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 793,531 |
| Average Volume | 793,531 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,124,280 |
| Beta | -0.192 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 1,800 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 10.186 |
| City | Houston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.13 |
| Current Ratio | 1.161 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 4.205 |
| Day Low | 4.04 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.81 |
| Display Name | Amplify Energy |
| Dividend Date | 1,585,526,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,747,148,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,747,148,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Ebitda | 35,376,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15463 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 3.744 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.579 |
| Enterprise Value | 132,436,112 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.5 |
| Eps Forward | 0.92 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,584,057,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.719 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.58899975 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.12481453 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 17.26191 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 6.79 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.6599998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.39175257 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.18 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.95000005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.29874215 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.18 - 6.79 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,334,928,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 33,998,140 |
| Forward Eps | 0.92 |
| Forward P E | 4.4891305 |
| Free Cashflow | -28,452,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 184 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.38661 |
| Gross Profits | 88,446,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.09553 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.61939 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 41,287,437 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,584,057,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.1 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,438,646,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 assets consist primarily of the Beta field located in federal waters offshore from the Port of Long Beach, California; and Bairoil properties which include wells and properties primarily located in the Lost Soldier and Wertz fields in Wyoming at Bairoil complex. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. |
| Long Name | Amplify Energy Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 170,517,120 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_134724049 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 9,346,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 162,672,501 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 4.03 |
| Operating Cashflow | 28,173,000 |
| Operating Margins | -1.3183099 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 832 219 9001 |
| Post Market Change | 0.069999695 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.6949078 |
| Post Market Price | 4.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,983,944 |
| Previous Close | 3.94 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -8.26 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.40545848 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7453486 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0512 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.835 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.19 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.82234 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.205 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.04 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.04 - 4.205 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.03 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.94 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.13 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 544,101 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00206 |
| Return On Equity | 0.028450001 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.48 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.631 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 41,287,437 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.088 |
| Shares Short | 3,633,047 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,115,348 |
| Short Name | Amplify Energy Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0967 |
| Short Ratio | 3.72 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | AMPY |
| Target High Price | 11.0 |
| Target Low Price | 7.25 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.125 |
| Target Median Price | 9.125 |
| Total Cash | 41,486,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.005 |
| Total Debt | 3,405,000 |
| Total Revenue | 228,775,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.26 |
| Trailing P E | 15.884617 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.1418 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.0117998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.19677931 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 544,101 |
| Website | https://www.amplifyenergy.com |
| Zip | 77,002 |