{"id":4226,"date":"2025-07-18T01:25:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/4226\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T01:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T01:25:11","slug":"bigbear-ai-soared-again-today-is-the-stock-a-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/4226\/","title":{"rendered":"BigBear.ai Soared Again Today. Is the Stock a Buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<p>BigBear.ai stock booked another day of big gains in Thursday&#8217;s trading.<\/p>\n<p>The double-digit rally occurred despite no major positive news for the business.<\/p>\n<p>BigBear.ai stock has surged as interest in defense AI plays has soared, but the company has a lot of proving to do.<\/p>\n<p>BigBear.ai(NYSE: BBAI) stock saw another day of explosive gains Thursday despite no major business-specific catalysts for the company. Its share price rose 15.2% in the daily session and had been up as much as 17.7% earlier in the day&#8217;s trading. The S&amp;P 500 closed out the day up 0.5%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.7% in the session.<\/p>\n<p>With investors betting that macroeconomic and political dynamics will continue to lift the broader market, today was an especially strong day of trading for growth-dependent and otherwise speculative tech stocks. BigBear.ai stock recorded another day of double-digit gains despite no fresh news hitting the scene &#8212; although the stock may have gotten a boost from Palantir climbing to a new valuation high. BigBear.ai stock has frequently seen gains in conjunction with rallies for Palantir this year, but it&#8217;s not clear that performance between the two companies is necessarily correlated.<\/p>\n<p>Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/api.fool.com\/infotron\/infotrack\/click?apikey=35527423-a535-4519-a07f-20014582e03e&amp;impression=65ba1801-c392-40ec-ba2d-2cc62df27326&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Fmms%2Fmark%2Fe-sa-bbn-bn%3Faid%3D8867%26source%3Disaeditxt0001096%26ftm_cam%3Dsa-bbn-evergreen%26ftm_veh%3Dtop_incontent_pitch_feed_partner%26ftm_pit%3D17547&amp;utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=f321ac53-72a3-4c00-8891-bb19ac478969\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Continue \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"AI on a chip on a circuit board.\" src=\"https:\/\/barchart-news-media-prod.aws.barchart.com\/FC\/cb8e1e4a7be27b7108dcd51b793d4adc\/%3Furl%3Dhttps%253a%252f%252fg.foolcdn.com%252feditorial%252fimages%252f825664%252fgettyimages-1482246510.jpg%26amp%3Bw%3D700\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Image source: Getty Images.<\/p>\n<p>Is BigBear.ai stock a buy right now?<\/p>\n<p>After today&#8217;s gains, BigBear.ai now has a market capitalization of roughly $2.4 billion and trades at approximately 14.2 times this year&#8217;s expected sales. While that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/terms\/p\/price-to-sales-ratio-value-stocks\/?utm_source=globeandmail&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=article&amp;referring_guid=f321ac53-72a3-4c00-8891-bb19ac478969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">price-to-sales ratio<\/a> may look relatively small compared to some other companies in the AI software and services space, BigBear.ai&#8217;s relatively weak margins and midpoint target for sales growth of roughly 7.5% this year suggest that the stock may be too risky to buy right now.<\/p>\n<p>BigBear.ai stock has surged roughly 230% over the last three months despite little in the way of substantive developments on the business front to support the valuation. 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The Motley Fool has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/legal\/fool-disclosure-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">disclosure policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"display:none;\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" src=\"https:\/\/barchart-news-media-prod.aws.barchart.com\/FC\/cb8e1e4a7be27b7108dcd51b793d4adc\/pixel%3Fslug%3Dmotleyfoolgm-2025-7-17-bigbearai-soared-again-today-is-the-stock-a-buy\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Key Points BigBear.ai stock booked another day of big gains in Thursday&#8217;s trading. 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