Brokerages Set Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM) Price Target at $34.50

Shares of Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $34.9167.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Amentum in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amentum from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Amentum from $34.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Amentum from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Citizens Jmp lifted their price target on shares of Amentum from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amentum

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IFM Investors Pty Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Amentum during the first quarter worth approximately $411,000. Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in Amentum by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 22,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $532,000 after purchasing an additional 794 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in Amentum by 20.7% during the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 70,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,665,000 after purchasing an additional 12,100 shares during the period. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System grew its position in Amentum by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 51,806 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,223,000 after purchasing an additional 2,784 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Amentum by 10.9% in the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 26,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $617,000 after purchasing an additional 2,564 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.93% of the company’s stock.

Amentum Stock Performance

Shares of AMTM stock opened at $30.26 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $32.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.38 billion, a PE ratio of 75.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Amentum has a 52 week low of $16.01 and a 52 week high of $38.11.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.32 billion. Amentum had a net margin of 0.69% and a return on equity of 11.56%. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, research analysts predict that Amentum will post 2.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Amentum

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.