Government engineering solutions provider Amentum Holdings (NYSE: AMTM) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.
Amentum beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.1% last quarter, reporting revenues of $3.42 billion, up 2.3% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Amentum’s revenue to be flat year on year at $3.42 billion, slowing from the 6.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.47 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Amentum has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time since going public by 3.3% on average.
Looking at Amentum’s peers in the professional services segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. NV5 Global delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 10.1%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.4%, and ICF International reported a revenue decline of 1.4%, in line with consensus estimates. NV5 Global traded up 1.5% following the results while ICF International was down 6.3%.
Read our full analysis of NV5 Global’s results here and ICF International’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional services segment, with share prices up 11.7% on average over the last month. Amentum is up 28.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $24.29 (compared to the current share price of $21.86).
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