Royal Bank Of Canada Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) Stock

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) had its price objective raised by research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $30.00 to $35.00 in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “sector perform” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price target points to a potential upside of 12.64% from the stock’s previous close.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Citizens Jmp boosted their target price on Amentum from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. JMP Securities set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Amentum in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Amentum in a report on Wednesday. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on shares of Amentum from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Amentum from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.92.

Amentum Stock Performance

NYSE AMTM traded down $0.99 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $31.07. The company had a trading volume of 1,071,037 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,244,750. The business has a 50 day moving average of $32.26 and a 200-day moving average of $27.00. The company has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a PE ratio of 77.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.01. Amentum has a 1-year low of $16.01 and a 1-year high of $38.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.32.

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.02. Amentum had a net margin of 0.69% and a return on equity of 11.60%. The company had revenue of $3.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.32 billion. Amentum’s quarterly revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. Amentum has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Amentum will post 2.1 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in Amentum in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Amentum during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Amentum by 116.5% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 648 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in Amentum in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in Amentum by 1,517.0% in the 2nd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 1,426 shares during the last quarter. 39.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Amentum

Here are the key news stories impacting Amentum this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — BTIG reaffirmed a Buy rating and kept a $35 price target (~11.5% upside from ~$31.39), which could limit downside and attract value‑seeking buyers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: EPS beat — Amentum reported $0.54 EPS for Q1, topping consensus (~$0.52), signaling operating resilience even as revenues softened. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Backlog & bookings strength — Management highlighted robust bookings and backlog growth and said margins are expanding, supporting medium‑term revenue visibility even though near‑term revenue fell. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Conference call/transcript available — Investors can review the Q1 earnings call transcript and highlights for color on contract wins, margins and segment trends. Useful for assessing management’s commentary on growth markets. Read More. • Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate governance vote — Stockholders reaffirmed the board, auditor and executive pay at the annual meeting; a governance outcome that reduces proxy uncertainty. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance below some estimates — Amentum set FY‑2026 EPS guidance of $2.25–$2.45 and revenue guidance roughly $14.0–$14.3B; that range sits slightly below consensus in places and weighed on sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue miss and YoY decline — Q1 revenue of $3.24B missed the ~$3.32B consensus and was down ~5.2% year‑over‑year, a tangible weakness that traders focused on. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction / volatility — Several headlines and writeups flagged the guidance miss and revenue shortfall, and outlets noted sharp intraday selling (including an ~8% plunge reported by some outlets), explaining the downward pressure on the stock. Read More. • Read More.

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.