Amentum (AMTM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) is a government-focused engineering and technical services company that supports national security, defense, space, intelligence, energy and environmental missions. Its services include systems engineering, program management, operations and maintenance, logistics, cybersecurity, information technology, scientific research and testing, and mission support.

The company serves government customers in the United States and internationally, supporting complex programs and critical infrastructure across areas such as defense, nuclear security, aerospace, civil engineering and environmental remediation. Amentum works with federal agencies and allied governments through contracts that span the life cycle of major systems, facilities and missions.

Amentum was formed through the combination of legacy Amentum and Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses. The transaction was completed in 2024, and the combined company began trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AMTM. John Heller serves as Amentum’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.36 to $21.90
• 50-Day Range: $18.10 to $22.03
• 52-Week Range: $17.72 to $38.11
• Volume: 818,135 shs
• Average Volume: 2.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.89
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $28.91
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Amentum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Amentum scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 279th out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Amentum has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Amentum has a consensus price target of $28.91, representing about 33.5% upside from its current price of $21.66.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Amentum has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Amentum are expected to grow by 7.14% in the coming year, from $2.38 to $2.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Amentum is 26.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Amentum is 26.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 34.09.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Amentum has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Amentum has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.43% of the float of Amentum has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Amentum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Amentum has recently increased by 2.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Amentum does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Amentum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.18

News Sentiment

Amentum has a news sentiment score of -0.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Amentum this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for AMTM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -42% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Amentum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Amentum insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.38% of the stock of Amentum is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

39.93% of the stock of Amentum is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AMTM
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:AMTM
• CIK: 2011286
• Web: www.amentum.com
• Phone: (703) 579-0410
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 50,000
• Year Founded: 2023

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Amentum: $28.91
• High Price Target: $40.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.23
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.02
• P/E Growth: 0.59
• Net Income: $66 million
• Net Margins: 1.44%
• Pretax Margin: 1.91%
• Return on Equity: 12.19%
• Return on Assets: 5.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.79
• Current Ratio: 1.52
• Quick Ratio: 1.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.37
• Cash Flow: $4.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.02
• Book Value: $18.99 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 244,506,000
• Free Float: 197,121,000
• Market Cap: $5.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.31