Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Raises Stock Holdings in Amentum Holdings, Inc. $AMTM

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM) by 106.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,787,420 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,954,494 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Amentum were worth $98,767,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Amentum by 45.3% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its stake in shares of Amentum by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 29,913 shares of the company’s stock worth $867,000 after acquiring an additional 462 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Amentum by 35.1% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 481 shares in the last quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Amentum by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,000 after acquiring an additional 575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its position in Amentum by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 35,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,018,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.93% of the company’s stock.

Amentum Price Performance

AMTM opened at $21.84 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $5.34 billion, a PE ratio of 36.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 0.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $21.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.70. Amentum Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $19.80 and a 1 year high of $38.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.48.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. The company 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%. Amentum’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Amentum Holdings, Inc. will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AMTM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Amentum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 4th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Amentum from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Bank of America dropped their price target on Amentum from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Zacks Research raised Amentum from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on Amentum in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Amentum currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $32.00.

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.