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

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Amentum from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen cut Amentum from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 28th. Truist Financial set a $35.00 target price on Amentum in a research report on Tuesday. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Amentum in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Amentum from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.27.

Amentum Stock Performance

Shares of AMTM stock opened at $24.20 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.90 billion, a PE ratio of 40.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.43. Amentum has a 52-week low of $19.11 and a 52-week high of $38.11. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $27.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.47 billion. Amentum had a return on equity of 11.79% and a net margin of 1.04%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Amentum will post 2.34 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amentum

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Amentum in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Amentum in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Amentum by 433.5% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,474 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Amentum in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Finally, HM Payson & Co. boosted its holdings in Amentum by 58.3% in the 4th quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares in the last quarter. 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.