NYSE: BBAI

BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$2.30−0.09 (−3.8%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

BigBear.ai draws attention this week after chief executive Kevin McAleenan appeared at the American Growth Summit, offering fresh context on the stock following its recent underperformance against the broader market. Coverage also highlights BigBear.ai's heavy short interest, framing the shares as a potential short-squeeze candidate amid technically oversold conditions, alongside continued comparisons to peers such as Innodata on growth prospects into 2027. Separate reporting notes BigBear.ai shares slipping even as the broader market advanced.

BigBear.ai closed at $2.30, down 3.8% on the day and down 19.9% over the past month. The close sits below both the 50-day average of $2.92 and the 200-day average of $3.86, with the shorter average also below the longer one, pointing to a sustained downtrend. The GekkoIndex reads 75.4, placing the stock in the Buying zone. Against this, Gekko Fair Value stands at $3.35, putting the current price 31.3% below that level.

Looking ahead, BigBear.ai's next earnings date is set for 9 November 2026, 28 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding period. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 6.3% decline over five years, with gains in three of those years, a mixed historical pattern worth noting alongside the upcoming earnings timing.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

BigBear.ai price vs fair value

$3.35$2.30Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $2.30200-day averageGekko Fair Value $3.35

BigBear.ai quick facts

Market cap
$1.10B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
—
EPS, TTM
−$0.15
Revenue, TTM
$131.6M
Profit margin
-65.2%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
3.26
Volume
14.72M avg 16.01M
1-year return
−69.3%
Typical daily move
±5.5%
Typical 20-day move
±17.4%
50-day average
$2.92
200-day average
$3.86
Next earnings
Nov 9 after close
Shares outstanding
479.5M
52-week range
$2.28$9.39

BigBear.ai swing-trade checklist

BigBear.ai scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $2.30 is below the 50-day ($2.92) and 200-day ($3.86) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    75.4, Buying

    Reading 75.4 is in the Buying zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    31.3% below

    Price is 31.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 28 days

    Reports on Nov 9, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    −6.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −6.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

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BigBear.ai stock chart and price history

BigBear.ai closed at $2.30 on Oct 12, 2026, −69.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $2.28 to $9.39.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
BigBear.ai share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$4$6$8NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct2.30

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−19.9%
3 months
−25.8%
6 months
−31.3%
1 year
−69.3%
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About BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai builds artificial intelligence and machine learning tools that help organizations make sense of complex data and act on it in real time. The company is known for turning large volumes of information into decision support that clients can use for informed, real-time choices, rather than offering a single product line.

Its work is split into two main areas. The Cyber & Engineering side handles higher-level technology and management consulting, covering cloud infrastructure, enterprise IT, cybersecurity, network operations including wireless systems, systems engineering, and strategic program development. The Analytics side focuses on processing large-scale data sets and building predictive and prescriptive models, paired with advisory services that help clients interpret and act on the results.

BigBear.ai is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker BBAI.

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Technology services
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Packaged software
Website
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BigBear.ai GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

BigBear.ai’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 75.4, in the Buying zone, up 7 points over five sessions.

010075.4Buying

Up 7 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying (current zone)25+4.4%+7.9%+31.2%+1.2%
Accumulation294−0.7%−1.2%+0.9%+6.9%
Neutral316+3.6%+7.3%+11.7%+21.7%
Distribution42+0.8%+1.5%−7.2%+9.6%
Selling5Too few readings yet

Average BBAI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →

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Is BigBear.ai stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

BigBear.ai trades 31.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $3.35, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what BigBear.ai shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$3.35

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

31.3% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 18.0% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$3$2Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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BigBear.ai insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for BigBear.ai, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for BBAI in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in BBAI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

BigBear.ai has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2023
$499K
As a share of market cap
0.05%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds BBAI.

0added1opened0trimmed0sold out
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BigBear.ai earnings: next date and track record

BigBear.ai reports on Nov 9, 2026, after the close (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±9.1%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−1.2%Nov ’24−30.4%Mar ’25−1.5%May ’25−16.4%Aug ’25+6.7%Nov ’25−4.0%Mar ’26+4.8%May ’26+7.7%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
BigBear.ai reported Q2 2026 revenue growth of 13% year-over-year with gross margin improvement of 781 basis points. The company won over 20 new contracts in Q2, with values up to $5 million each, following a $53 million intelligence contract in Q1. Backlog grew 9% since year-end. Management highlighted product deployments across cargo inspection, generative AI, and drone swarm orchestration.
Guidance
Full-year 2026 revenue guidance maintained at $135 million to $165 million. Management expressed confidence in meeting top-line targets, citing healthy pipeline, growing backlog, and favorable macro trends in defense, security, and global trade.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026−$0.04
est −$0.05
+20.0%$36.75M
est $36.37M
+1.0%+7.7%
May 5, 2026−$0.08
est −$0.08
0.0%$34.44M
est $33.60M
+2.5%+4.8%
Mar 2, 2026−$0.04
est −$0.05
+20.0%$27.30M
est $33.32M
−18.1%−4.0%
Nov 10, 2025$0.01
est −$0.06
+116.7%$33.14M
est $31.81M
+4.2%+6.7%
Aug 11, 2025−$0.71
est −$0.07
−914.3%$32.47M
est $41.00M
−20.8%−16.4%
May 1, 2025−$0.25
est −$0.06
−316.7%$34.76M
est $36.26M
−4.2%−1.5%
Mar 6, 2025−$0.43
est −$0.05
−760.0%$43.83M
est $54.61M
−19.7%−30.4%
Nov 5, 2024−$0.05
est −$0.07
+28.6%$41.51M
est $53.55M
−22.5%−1.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

BigBear.ai stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for BigBear.ai is $4.00, +73.9% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$4.00consensus 12-month target, +73.9% from the last close
Buy0
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Jul 31Northland SecuritiesHold, maintained$4+73.9%
Jul 30Cantor FitzgeraldHold, reiterated$4+73.9%
+31.2%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
−6.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±5.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

BigBear.ai seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, BigBear.ai averaged −6.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+1.1%2021−21.4%2022+6.8%2023+16.0%2024−21.3%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.3%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−5.2%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days−2.0%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−6.3%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+0.5%3 of 5

For scale, BBAI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 17.4%.

BigBear.ai market cap and key statistics

BigBear.ai’s market cap is $1.10B and revenue of $131.6M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.10B
EPS, TTM
−$0.15
Gekko Fair Value
$3.35

Trading

Volume
14.72M
Avg volume, 20 days
16.01M
52-week high
$9.39
52-week low
$2.28
Shares outstanding
479.5M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$131.6M
Profit margin
-65.2%
Return on equity
-16.6%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Beta
3.26
Typical daily move
±5.5%
Typical 20-day move
±17.4%

BigBear.ai peers

BigBear.ai’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MSFTMicrosoft+0.7%Neutral21.7% above
PLTRPalantir Technologies+0.1%Distribution22.3% above
ORCLOracle−2.9%Neutral24.3% below
PANWPalo Alto Networks−4.2%Neutral21.6% above
CRWDCrowdStrike−4.8%Neutral23.7% above
CRMSalesforce−1.1%Neutral3.6% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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BigBear.ai stock FAQ

What is BigBear.ai’s market cap?

BigBear.ai’s market cap is $1.10B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $2.30, with 479.5M shares outstanding.

What is the BigBear.ai stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for BigBear.ai is $4.00, +73.9% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is BigBear.ai stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate BigBear.ai is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $2.30 is 31.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $3.35. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does BigBear.ai report earnings next?

BigBear.ai is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026, after the market closes (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.05 per share on revenue of $38.78M. BigBear.ai beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 9.1% on average across the report.

What is BigBear.ai’s 52-week high and low?

BigBear.ai’s 52-week high is $9.39 and its 52-week low is $2.28; it closed at $2.30 on Oct 12, 2026, −69.3% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $16.12 on Apr 6, 2022.

Is BigBear.ai stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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