BigBear.ai Holdings Inc ( BBAI ) shares are trading lower by 21.3% to $3.30 during Friday’s session after the company reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results.

What To Know: BigBear.ai ( BBAI ) released its fourth-quarter earnings, reporting a loss of 43 cents per share, which was significantly worse than the analyst consensus estimate of a 5-cent loss.

The company also missed revenue expectations, bringing in $43.8 million for the quarter compared to the anticipated $54.48 million. However, revenue did increase from $40.56 million in the same period last year.

Guidance: Looking ahead, the company expects fiscal 2025 revenue to range between $160 million and $180 million.

Despite the earnings miss, the company saw improvement in gross margin, which rose to 37.4% from 32.1% a year ago. Additionally, backlog surged to $418 million, marking a $250 million increase and more than 2.5 times the backlog recorded at the end of 2023.

HC Wainwright & Co. analyst Scott Buck on Friday maintained BigBear.ai ( BBAI ) with a Buy and lowered the price target from $7 to $6 following the report.

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By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for BigBear.ai ( BBAI ) – be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.

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According to data from Benzinga Pro, BBAI has a 52-week high of $10.36 and a 52-week low of $1.16.