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

Shares of Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $33.1818.

Several research firms recently weighed in on AMTM. Citizens Jmp restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Amentum in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Morgan Stanley began 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. Weiss Ratings lowered Amentum from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 price target (down from $42.00) on shares of Amentum in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Amentum from $35.00 to $28.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th.

Amentum Price Performance

Shares of AMTM stock opened at $22.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.43. Amentum has a fifty-two week low of $19.11 and a fifty-two week high of $38.11. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $26.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.48.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.02. Amentum had a return on equity of 11.74% and a net margin of 1.04%.The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.47 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.53 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Amentum will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amentum

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMTM. Legacy Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Amentum during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $284,614,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in Amentum by 8,467.6% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 2,794,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,038,000 after buying an additional 2,761,801 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Amentum by 13.0% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,116,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $529,698,000 after buying an additional 2,539,594 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Amentum during the fourth quarter valued at $66,529,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Amentum by 106.6% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,787,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,767,000 after buying an additional 1,954,494 shares during the last quarter. 39.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.