Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.250-2.450 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.390. The company issued revenue guidance of $14.0 billion-$14.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $14.1 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on AMTM. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Amentum from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Amentum from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Citizens Jmp reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Amentum in a research note on Monday, April 13th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Amentum in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Amentum in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Amentum has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.91.

Amentum Stock Down 2.4%

AMTM stock opened at $23.94 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $5.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.86, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Amentum has a 12 month low of $19.11 and a 12 month high of $38.11. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $27.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $28.57.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.47 billion. Amentum had a net margin of 0.69% and a return on equity of 11.56%. The firm’s revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.53 EPS. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Amentum will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Amentum

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AMTM. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Amentum during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Amentum by 433.5% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,474 shares during the period. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amentum during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Amentum during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, HM Payson & Co. boosted its position in shares of Amentum by 58.3% during the 4th quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.93% of the company’s stock.

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.