Amentum’s (AMTM) “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at BTIG Research

BTIG Research reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) in a research report report published on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a $35.00 price target on the stock.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. JMP Securities set a $35.00 price target on shares of Amentum in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Amentum in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Bank of America boosted their price target on Amentum from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Amentum from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Amentum from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.92.

Amentum Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AMTM opened at $30.26 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.02. The company has a market cap of $7.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.66, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.42. Amentum has a one year low of $16.01 and a one year high of $38.11.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.02. Amentum had a net margin of 0.69% and a return on equity of 11.56%. The company had revenue of $3.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.32 billion. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Amentum will post 2.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in Amentum by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,805,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,240,000 after purchasing an additional 118,306 shares during the last quarter. Lingohr Asset Management GmbH grew its position in Amentum by 1,650.0% in the 3rd quarter. Lingohr Asset Management GmbH now owns 175,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,191,000 after purchasing an additional 165,000 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amentum by 9.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,513,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,352,000 after purchasing an additional 213,164 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Amentum by 66.5% in the third quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 1,084,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,985,000 after purchasing an additional 433,397 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Amentum by 14.2% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 868,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,498,000 after buying an additional 107,697 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.93% of the company’s stock.

More Amentum News

Here are the key news stories impacting Amentum this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BTIG reaffirmed a Buy and kept a $35 price target, citing margin expansion, robust backlog and positioning in defense markets. BTIG / TipRanks note
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target from $30 to $35 (sector perform), signaling analyst recognition of upside potential even while remaining cautious on the sector. RBC price target update
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings materials and the call transcript are available for investors wanting detail; management highlighted backlog growth and margin improvement narratives during the call. Earnings highlights (Yahoo)
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s annual meeting ratified the board, auditor and executive pay — routine corporate governance items with limited directional impact on the stock. Annual meeting update
• Negative Sentiment: Investors sold sharply after management’s FY2026 guidance was viewed as conservative vs. some estimates; several news reports link the guidance miss to the intraday plunge in shares. Guidance-driven stock drop
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 revenue declined year-over-year and missed consensus (down ~5.2% y/y), which, combined with conservative guidance, prompted negative headlines and heavy selling pressure. Why shares dropped (Yahoo analysis)
• Neutral Sentiment: Deeper analysis pieces highlight backlog and margin trends that could support medium-term recovery if revenue stabilizes — worth monitoring for signs of revenue re-acceleration. Deep-dive analysis

Amentum Company 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.