- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
AMTM
NYSE
Week ended 18 Sep 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Amentum Holdings Inc. · Industrials · Specialty Business Services
Latest close
19.60 USD
0.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -17.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a -8.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 34/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
23
out of 100
Latest Close
19.60 USD
18 Sep 2026
1W Return
0.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
-8.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
42.3%
22 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
0.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move -8.8%.
Indicator stack
23/35
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 38.06%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
34/100 conviction; expected move 9.0%.
News sentiment
50/100
7 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -17.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 2.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a -8.8% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
27 Mar
3 Apr
10 Apr
17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
8 May
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 Jun
12 Jun
19 Jun
26 Jun
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17 Jul
24 Jul
31 Jul
7 Aug
14 Aug
21 Aug
28 Aug
4 Sep
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18 Sep
Up week
Down week
Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.1112-week average 0.05
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.11Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -8.8% over four weeks, -3.2% over 12 weeks, and -12.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year22
Trend breadth42.3%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.16Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-147.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-29.88Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-19.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 18 Sep 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 91%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength55/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Value84/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Quality24/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth20/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework75/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 23.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.1x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 5.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 8.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.3% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 5.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -3.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 243.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- - Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.3x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBullish
AMTM shows bullish options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.28, expected move of 9.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction34/100
Expected move9.0%
Put/call volume0.28
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.
4 positive · 1 neutral · 2 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move9.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-48.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
17 Jul
14 Aug
18 Sep
Weeks higher9 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-13.3%Week of 14 Aug.
Latest week+0.7%Week of 18 Sep.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses9
Sharp losses7
Recent vol6.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.7% / -4.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-5.4%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD25.0%positive activity pressure
RS26.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Specialty Business Services
4-week rank28 / 39
Group average-0.6%
Trend breadth41.0%
Trend41.0%active weekly trend signals
MD56.4%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape22/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 22/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis17/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.11; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 38.06%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 38.06% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors44/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 70; Small Cap Core rank 27 SVQF75/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 266.5 of 1061 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options39/100AMTM shows bullish options pressure with a 34/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.28, expected move of 9.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 9.0% Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.
Amentum Holdings stock hits 52-week low at 19.73 USD By Investing.com Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | 19.60 USD | 0.7% | 23.64 USD | 24.30 USD | -0.16 | -29.88 | 10.6M | Off |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 19.46 USD | -3.0% | 24.02 USD | 24.35 USD | -0.01 | -30.74 | 6.7M | Off |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 20.06 USD | -1.2% | 24.40 USD | 24.40 USD | 0.20 | -29.56 | 7.7M | Off |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 20.31 USD | -5.5% | 24.99 USD | 24.44 USD | 0.39 | -29.04 | 9.9M | Off |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 21.49 USD | 0.1% | 25.50 USD | 24.48 USD | 0.33 | -25.05 | 16.4M | Off |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 21.47 USD | -13.3% | 25.96 USD | 24.51 USD | 0.11 | -26.56 | 17.7M | Off |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 24.77 USD | 11.6% | 26.41 USD | 24.54 USD | -0.31 | -15.65 | 7.6M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 22.20 USD | -1.6% | 26.70 USD | 24.54 USD | -0.72 | -22.06 | 8.5M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 22.55 USD | 9.0% | 26.98 USD | 24.57 USD | -0.92 | -20.34 | 9.8M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 20.68 USD | -1.6% | 27.22 USD | 24.59 USD | -1.10 | -27.74 | 7.5M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 21.01 USD | -1.1% | 27.50 USD | 24.63 USD | -1.11 | -28.19 | 9.5M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 21.24 USD | 4.9% | 27.79 USD | 24.67 USD | -1.18 | -26.79 | 9.6M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 20.25 USD | -6.5% | 28.05 USD | 24.70 USD | -1.30 | -29.06 | 10.8M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 21.66 USD | -5.2% | 28.33 USD | 24.75 USD | -1.38 | -26.32 | 8.5M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.