Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating on Amentum, with one sell, seven hold, and five buy recommendations. The average 12-month price target is $29.18, although several firms recently lowered targets, including JPMorgan to $26 and Bank of America to $30.
• Amentum shares opened at $19.94, near the company’s 52-week low of $19.21 and below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The stock has a $4.88 billion market capitalization and trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.02.
• The company exceeded quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $0.67 in adjusted EPS versus a $0.61 consensus estimate, but revenue of $3.49 billion fell short of estimates and declined 2% year over year. Amentum projects fiscal 2026 EPS of $2.40–$2.50, while institutional investors own about 39.93% of its shares.

Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Hold" from the thirteen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $29.1818.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America decreased their price target on Amentum from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Amentum in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $22.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amentum from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday. Morgan Stanley set a $24.00 price target on shares of Amentum in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Amentum from $31.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 17th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Amentum by 35.1% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,853 shares of the company's stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR raised its holdings in shares of Amentum by 3.7% in the first quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 23,395 shares of the company's stock valued at $610,000 after acquiring an additional 840 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Amentum by 9.6% in the first quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 10,332 shares of the company's stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 909 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in Amentum by 8.3% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 13,674 shares of the company's stock worth $357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,051 shares during the period. Finally, Algert Global LLC lifted its stake in Amentum by 1.2% in the second quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 102,220 shares of the company's stock worth $2,113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,210 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 39.93% of the company's stock.

Amentum Stock Performance

NYSE:AMTM opened at $19.94 on Tuesday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $21.19 and its 200 day moving average is $23.41. Amentum has a fifty-two week low of $19.21 and a fifty-two week high of $38.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a PE ratio of 24.02, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.52.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $3.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.57 billion. Amentum had a net margin of 1.44% and a return on equity of 12.19%. Amentum's quarterly revenue was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.56 earnings per share. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amentum will post 2.38 earnings per share for the current year.

About Amentum

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.

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