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Amplify Energy Corp. (AMPY)

Energy

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Fundamental
3
Sentiment
3
Technical
4

Do Nothing: avgDollarVolume20 is $4.25M, below the strategy's $5.00M liquidity floor.

Analysis as of 2026-08-18· more than 2 trading days ago

Company overview

Amplify Energy Corp. is a U.S.-based enterprise focused on the upstream oil and natural gas sector, encompassing the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbon assets. Its extensive portfolio includes operated and non-operated working interests in both producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as stakes in identified producing wells. These assets are geographically dispersed throughout key American regions such as Oklahoma, the Rocky Mountains, federal offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and the Eagle Ford shale play. As of December 31, 2021, the company reported approximately 121.2 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) in estimated proved reserves and managed 2,417 gross producing wells. Amplify Energy's corporate headquarters are situated in Houston, Texas.

Fundamental

fair
Fundamental3
Mixed fundamentals

Amplify Energy's fundamentals are mixed, with recent cash flow not covering capital spending and a reliance on one-time items affecting profitability.

Mixed fundamentals: the balance sheet is currently net-cash with no long-term debt and headline valuation multiples look low. However, post-divestiture scale is smaller, operating cash flow is weak versus capital spending, and trailing free cash flow is negative, with recent GAAP results influenced by non-cash derivative marks. Best framed as a speculative value/turnaround tied to execution and oil prices rather than a high-quality compounder.

Sentiment

fair
Sentiment3
Cautious sentiment

Media coverage is mixed, with positive buyback headlines offset by earnings-miss framing and a recent rating downgrade.

Near-term narrative is two-sided after the 2026-08-10 Q2 release: an announced $15M share-repurchase authorization is supportive, but coverage also emphasized an earnings miss and intermittent downgrade-style items. Baseline sentiment is indeterminate due to sparse on-topic coverage in the prior 30–90d window, and a moderate red-flag cap is applied for conflicting actionable catalysts (no regulator-confirmed legal action surfaced).

Technical

good
Technical4
Constructive momentum

The stock shows bullish short-term momentum, holding above key moving averages, but liquidity constraints limit tradability.

Price is holding above the SMA20/SMA50 and the EMA9/EMA21 stack, MACD has crossed above zero and above its signal, RSI is strong at 67.88, and ADX 52.36 confirms a forceful short-term uptrend; the main technical drag is overhead SMA200 resistance near 5.05 and a mildly extended Williams %R reading.

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