Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $110.8182.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on BAH. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research lowered Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $90.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 24th.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

BAH stock opened at $84.25 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $96.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.53. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52-week low of $82.23 and a 52-week high of $170.05. The company has a market capitalization of $10.22 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49. The business had revenue of $2.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.06% and a return on equity of 71.87%. The business’s revenue was down 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.81 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. Analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is 33.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Booz Allen Hamilton news, CEO Horacio Rozanski acquired 23,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 687,745 shares in the company, valued at $58,224,491.70. The trade was a 3.58% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BAH. Nicholas Company Inc. lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Nicholas Company Inc. now owns 57,892 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,028,000 after acquiring an additional 3,875 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 368.4% during the first quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,981 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $416,000 after purchasing an additional 3,131 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 48.5% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 139,243 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,562,000 after purchasing an additional 45,470 shares during the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1,819.0% in the 1st quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 100,920 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,554,000 after purchasing an additional 95,661 shares during the period. Finally, Isthmus Partners LLC increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 93,320 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,759,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. It focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing.