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.
Oct 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 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
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.
See the chart75.4, Buying
Reading 75.4 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex31.3% below
Price is 31.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 28 days
Reports on Nov 9, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−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 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.
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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.
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.
Up 7 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 25 | +4.4% | +31.2% | ||
| Accumulation | 294 | −0.7% | +0.9% | ||
| Neutral | 316 | +3.6% | +11.7% | ||
| Distribution | 42 | +0.8% | −7.2% | ||
| Selling | 5 | Too 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 →
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.
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.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for BBAI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in BBAI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
BigBear.ai has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds BBAI.
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.
Nov 9, 2026
Expected after the close, 28 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | −$0.04 est −$0.05 | $36.75M est $36.37M | +7.7% |
| May 5, 2026 | −$0.08 est −$0.08 | $34.44M est $33.60M | +4.8% |
| Mar 2, 2026 | −$0.04 est −$0.05 | $27.30M est $33.32M | −4.0% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $0.01 est −$0.06 | $33.14M est $31.81M | +6.7% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | −$0.71 est −$0.07 | $32.47M est $41.00M | −16.4% |
| May 1, 2025 | −$0.25 est −$0.06 | $34.76M est $36.26M | −1.5% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | −$0.43 est −$0.05 | $43.83M est $54.61M | −30.4% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | −$0.05 est −$0.07 | $41.51M est $53.55M | −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.
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.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | Northland Securities | $4 | +73.9% |
| Jul 30 | Cantor Fitzgerald | $4 | +73.9% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, BigBear.ai averaged −6.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years 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’s market cap is $1.10B and revenue of $131.6M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of BigBear.ai this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 3 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
BigBear.ai’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSFTMicrosoft | Neutral | 21.7% above |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | Distribution | 22.3% above |
| ORCLOracle | Neutral | 24.3% below |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks | Neutral | 21.6% above |
| CRWDCrowdStrike | Neutral | 23.7% above |
| CRMSalesforce | Neutral | 3.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
BigBear.ai’s market cap is $1.10B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $2.30, with 479.5M shares outstanding.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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