Vanguard Group Inc. Lowers Stock Position in Amentum Holdings, Inc. $AMTM

Key Points

• Vanguard Group trimmed its Amentum stake by 0.9% in Q4 to 15,411,745 shares (about 6.32% ownership), worth roughly $446.9 million.
• Amentum beat EPS expectations ($0.54 vs. $0.52) but missed revenue ($3.24B vs. $3.32B), with revenue down 5.2% YoY and FY2026 EPS guidance of 2.25–2.45 (analyst consensus 2.34).
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: consensus rating is Hold with an average price target of $34.91, and the stock trades at a $5.93B market cap with a P/E of 60.79 (1‑year range $19.11–$38.11).

Vanguard Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM - Free Report) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,411,745 shares of the company's stock after selling 142,946 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 6.32% of Amentum worth $446,941,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. IFM Investors Pty Ltd acquired a new position in Amentum in the first quarter valued at $411,000. Cetera Investment Advisers purchased a new position in shares of Amentum during the second quarter worth about $335,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Amentum by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 91,322 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,156,000 after acquiring an additional 3,608 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp acquired a new position in Amentum in the 2nd quarter valued at about $241,000. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Amentum during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $592,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.93% of the company's stock.

Amentum Price Performance

AMTM stock opened at $24.32 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.42. Amentum Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $19.11 and a 1 year high of $38.11. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.52.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.02. Amentum had a net margin of 0.69% and a return on equity of 11.56%. The business had revenue of $3.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.32 billion. Amentum's revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Amentum Holdings, Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on AMTM shares. Citigroup restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Amentum in a research report on Monday, January 12th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Amentum from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen cut Amentum from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. BTIG Research reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Amentum in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Amentum from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Amentum currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.91.

Amentum Profile

Amentum is a government services provider specializing in mission-critical solutions for defense, federal civilian and commercial customers around the globe. The company delivers integrated services that span the full lifecycle of complex programs and facilities, including engineering, program and project management, logistics, operations, maintenance and environmental remediation.

Core offerings include infrastructure support, energy and facilities management, environmental solutions and nuclear services.

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