Why AI Stock BigBear.ai Holdings Flew 11% Higher on Friday
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By Eric Volkman – Dec 19, 2025 at 6:25PM ESTKey PointsIt announced a new partnership with a defense company.That partner, C Speed, specializes in radar technology.These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›NYSE: BBAIBigBear.aiMarket Cap$2.5BToday's Changeangle-down(11.19%) $0.63Current Price$6.26Price as of December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM ETThe company said that it has secured work for a potentially globe-spanning project in the defense field.News of a fresh business partnership, combined with a modest rally in tech stocks, helped drive up the share price of BigBear.ai (BBAI +11.19%) on Friday. The company's stock rose at double-digit rates, closing the day more than 11% higher. Going on defense Just after market close on Thursday, BigBear.ai announced its latest public-sector business collaboration. It wrote in a press release that it has formed a strategic partnership with C Speed, a defense company specializing in radar technology. Image source: Getty Images. BigBear.ai and C Speed will team up to integrate the former company's ConductorOS artificial intelligence (AI) platform with the latter's LightWave Radar (LWR) system to enhance threat detection and decision-making for military and security clients. This appears to be a globe-spanning partnership; in the press release trumpeting the tie-up, BigBear.ai stated that it would involve its recently opened office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The Middle East is an ideal region for deploying cutting-edge threat detection technology. ExpandNYSE: BBAIBigBear.aiToday's Change(11.19%) $0.63Current Price$6.26Key Data PointsMarket Cap$2.5BDay's Range$5.70 - $6.3452wk Range$2.36 - $10.36Volume218MAvg Vol125MGross Margin27.28% Questions raised While BigBear.ai provided numerous details of how the C Speed collaboration would work, it was mum on the financial particulars. Without knowing any figures or any time scale of the partnership, it's tough to judge how it might affect the company's fundamentals. Having said that, though, it's encouraging that BigBear.ai is teaming up for what seems like a potentially lucrative, sizable, and lengthy project.Read NextDec 18, 2025 •By Rick OrfordMassive News for BigBear.ai: The $250 Million Deal That Could Supercharge GrowthDec 13, 2025 •By Chris NeigerIs BigBear.ai a Buy?Dec 12, 2025 •By Leo SunPrediction: 1 Stock That Will Be Worth More Than BigBear.ai 1 Year From NowDec 12, 2025 •By Parkev Tatevosian, CFAShould You Buy BigBear.ai Stock Before 2026?Dec 10, 2025 •By Leo SunIs BigBear.ai Stock a Buy Now?Dec 9, 2025 •By Leo SunBetter Artificial Intelligence Stock: BigBear.ai vs. UiPathAbout the AuthorEric Volkman is a contributing Motley Fool finance and stock market analyst. Previously, Eric was an equities analyst at European investment bank Raiffeisen Capital and Investment. He’s also been a freelance finance writer since 1995. He studied at Susquehanna University.TMFVolkmanStocks MentionedBigBear.aiNYSE: BBAI$6.26 (+0.11%) $+0.63*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.Advertisement