Amentum (AMTM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) is a global engineering and technical services company that provides mission support to government and commercial customers. Its capabilities include systems engineering, program management, operations and maintenance, logistics, cybersecurity, information technology, intelligence analysis, and professional services.

The company supports customers across the defense, intelligence, space, civilian government, energy, environmental, and industrial markets. Its work includes maintaining and modernizing critical infrastructure and complex platforms, supporting national security missions, managing nuclear and environmental programs, and providing technical services for space and other advanced technology programs.

Amentum was established through the combination of Amentum and Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, which was completed in 2024. The company serves customers in the United States and internationally, with operations supporting government missions and critical assets across multiple regions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.23 to $19.67
• 50-Day Range: $19.34 to $24.78
• 52-Week Range: $19.21 to $38.11
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.48
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $29.18
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Amentum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Amentum scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 222nd out of 667 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Amentum has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Amentum has a consensus price target of $29.18, representing about 49.7% upside from its current price of $19.49.

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 23.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Amentum is 23.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Amentum has a PEG Ratio of 0.56. 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 1.03. 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

6.14% 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 4.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Amentum has recently increased by 13.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Amentum has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Amentum this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for AMTM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -37% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Amentum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% 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: 9/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/23/2026

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: $29.18
• High Price Target: $40.00
• Low Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.31
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.19
• P/E Growth: 0.56
• 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: $14.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: $4.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.49
• Book Value: $18.99 per share
• Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 244,510,000
• Free Float: 197,121,000
• Market Cap: $4.77 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.26