BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) Trading Down 12% – Here’s Why
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyBigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI – Get Free Report)’s stock price traded down 12% on Friday . The company traded as low as $4.11 and last traded at $4.1990. 37,481,377 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 24% from the average session volume of 49,630,547 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.77.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
BBAI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of BigBear.ai from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on shares of BigBear.ai from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of BigBear.ai in a report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, HC Wainwright dropped their target price on BigBear.ai from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.50.
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BigBear.ai Stock Down 12.0%
The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.01 billion, a PE ratio of -4.83 and a beta of 3.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 6.08 and a quick ratio of 6.08.
BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.04. BigBear.ai had a negative return on equity of 16.02% and a negative net margin of 226.69%.The company had revenue of $27.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $33.31 million. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.43) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 37.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. will post -0.2 EPS for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other BigBear.ai news, Director Dorothy D. Hayes sold 15,000 shares of BigBear.ai stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.11, for a total transaction of $61,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 204,150 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $839,056.50. The trade was a 6.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Sean Raymond Ricker sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.33, for a total value of $43,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 609,256 shares in the company, valued at $2,638,078.48. This represents a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 105,000 shares of company stock worth $424,950 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On BigBear.ai
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new stake in BigBear.ai during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $46,675,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 6,790,890 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its position in BigBear.ai by 145.7% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 10,386,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,089,000 after purchasing an additional 6,158,665 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its position in BigBear.ai by 165.5% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 4,903,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,974,000 after purchasing an additional 3,056,597 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in BigBear.ai by 35.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,247,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,347,000 after purchasing an additional 2,706,195 shares during the last quarter. 7.55% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.