BBAI Stock Skyrockets on Latest AI-Defense Deals – Can the Rally Last?
Stock Rally and Volatility Insights BigBear.ai (BBAI) shares have been on a tear in 2025, fueled by defense-AI contracts and broader AI enthusiasm. The stock began the year as a sub-$4 penny stock and roughly doubled to ~$8–9 by mid-October ts2.tech. A major catalyst was the Tsecond partnership announcement on Oct. 13, which sent BBAI up ~22% in one day ts2.tech. At that peak the stock briefly touched $9.39 before profit-taking set in ts2.tech. By Oct. 22 it had pulled back into the mid-$7 range, marking a ~20% retracement from its recent high ts2.tech.Traders note BigBear.ai is extremely volatile. Multiple