BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) Trading Down 7.5% – Should You Sell?

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) traded down 7.5% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $3.82 and last traded at $3.8750. 39,150,800 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 45% from the average session volume of 71,754,422 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.19.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $8.00 price target on shares of BigBear.ai in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded BigBear.ai from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $7.00 to $6.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Wall Street Zen cut BigBear.ai from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of BigBear.ai in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, BigBear.ai currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.00.

BigBear.ai Trading Down 7.5%

The stock has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a PE ratio of -2.73 and a beta of 3.45. The company has a current ratio of 3.13, a quick ratio of 3.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.04.

Insider Activity at BigBear.ai

In related news, CFO Sean Raymond Ricker sold 5,000 shares of BigBear.ai 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. This trade represents a 1.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of BigBear.ai

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BBAI. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of BigBear.ai by 56.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 250,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,355,000 after purchasing an additional 90,612 shares during the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury purchased a new stake in BigBear.ai during the 4th quarter valued at $149,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in BigBear.ai by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 124,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $671,000 after acquiring an additional 4,073 shares during the last quarter. VARCOV Co. bought a new stake in BigBear.ai in the 4th quarter worth $240,000. Finally, SummitTX Capital L.P. increased its position in shares of BigBear.ai by 322.9% in the fourth quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 45,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $243,000 after acquiring an additional 34,404 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.55% of the company’s stock.

About BigBear.ai

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.