BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) Shares Down 4.7% – Should You Sell?

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI)’s share price traded down 4.7% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $3.83 and last traded at $3.9570. 30,006,769 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 55% from the average session volume of 66,961,039 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.15.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BBAI has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald cut shares of BigBear.ai from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $7.00 to $6.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of BigBear.ai from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, January 10th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 price target on shares of BigBear.ai in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of BigBear.ai in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BigBear.ai presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.00.

BigBear.ai Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $5.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of -2.79 and a beta of 3.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 3.13 and a quick ratio of 3.13.

Insider Transactions at BigBear.ai

In other BigBear.ai news, CFO Sean Raymond Ricker sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.06, for a total value of $35,300.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 488,716 shares in the company, valued at $3,450,334.96. The trade was a 1.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BigBear.ai

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of BigBear.ai by 26.4% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 26,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 5,579 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in BigBear.ai during the 1st quarter worth about $88,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of BigBear.ai by 54.0% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 456,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,306,000 after acquiring an additional 160,096 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of BigBear.ai by 441.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 74,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after buying an additional 60,583 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in BigBear.ai by 569.0% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,340,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,694,000 after acquiring an additional 1,990,822 shares in the last quarter. 7.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

BigBear.ai Company Profile

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.