BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the five research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $6.00.

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on BBAI shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of BigBear.ai from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of BigBear.ai in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 price target on shares of BigBear.ai in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald cut shares of BigBear.ai from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $7.00 to $6.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 7th.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Sean Raymond Ricker sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.06, for a total value of $35,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 488,716 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,450,334.96. This represents a 1.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Dorothy D. Hayes sold 22,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.08, for a total value of $133,760.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 236,150 shares in the company, valued at $1,435,792. This represents a 8.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BigBear.ai

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BBAI. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in BigBear.ai by 32.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,604,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,984,000 after acquiring an additional 6,790,890 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BigBear.ai during the second quarter worth about $37,407,000. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its position in shares of BigBear.ai by 165.5% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 4,903,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,974,000 after purchasing an additional 3,056,597 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of BigBear.ai by 125.2% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,074,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,456,000 after purchasing an additional 2,820,698 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in BigBear.ai by 3,252.7% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,398,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,285,000 after buying an additional 2,326,883 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.55% of the company’s stock.

BigBear.ai Stock Performance

NYSE BBAI opened at $6.13 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.32 and a beta of 3.46. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 3.13 and a current ratio of 3.13. BigBear.ai has a fifty-two week low of $2.36 and a fifty-two week high of $10.36.

BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.07) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $33.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.82 million. BigBear.ai had a negative return on equity of 26.11% and a negative net margin of 274.70%.The firm’s revenue was down 20.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.05) earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that BigBear.ai will post -0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

About BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai is a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics solutions designed to deliver actionable insights for public sector and commercial clients. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, the company specializes in advanced analytics, machine learning, predictive modeling and network analysis to support decision-making in complex, data-rich environments. Its clientele spans defense and intelligence agencies, civil government organizations and enterprise businesses seeking to enhance mission outcomes and operational efficiency.

The company’s flagship offerings include an AI-driven analytics platform that integrates data engineering, algorithm development and visualization tools.