Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fourteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $32.00.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Amentum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 4th. 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 on the stock. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of Amentum in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Amentum from $35.00 to $28.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Amentum in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock.

Amentum Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AMTM opened at $20.86 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.77, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 0.35. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.62. Amentum has a 12 month low of $19.80 and a 12 month high of $38.11.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.47 billion. Amentum had a net margin of 1.04% and a return on equity of 11.74%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.53 earnings per share. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. Analysts expect that Amentum will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Amentum in the 1st quarter valued at $206,000. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co raised its position in Amentum by 4.5% during the first quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 79,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,067,000 after acquiring an additional 3,381 shares during the period. Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC acquired a new position in Amentum during the first quarter worth $219,000. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Amentum during the first quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Rovida Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in Amentum during the first quarter valued at $8,209,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.93% of the company’s stock.

About Amentum

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.