Amentum Holdings, Inc. $AMTM Shares Acquired by Royce & Associates LP

Royce & Associates LP lifted its holdings in shares of Amentum Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMTM) by 9.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 495,286 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 40,786 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP owned approximately 0.20% of Amentum worth $14,363,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its position in shares of Amentum by 45.3% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 425 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Amentum by 35.1% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 481 shares during the period. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Amentum by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 575 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in shares of Amentum by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 35,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,018,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Amentum by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 14,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 638 shares during the period. 39.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Amentum Trading Up 1.0%

AMTM opened at $23.14 on Thursday. Amentum Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $19.11 and a fifty-two week 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.57, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.43. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $25.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.65.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 1.04% and a return on equity of 11.74%. The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.47 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.53 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Amentum Holdings, Inc. will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on AMTM. Wall Street Zen raised Amentum from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Citizens Jmp reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Amentum in a report on Monday, April 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Amentum from $35.00 to $28.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Amentum in a report on Tuesday. They set an “underperform” rating and a $22.00 target price on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Amentum from $34.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $32.00.

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.