Analysts Set Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Target Price at $134.00

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have given a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $129.4545.

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on BAH shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group set a $119.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Zacks Research cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BAH. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% during the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter valued at $33,000. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter valued at $35,000. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of BAH stock opened at $98.09 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $12.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.05, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.42. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52 week low of $95.00 and a 52 week high of $190.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $108.53.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. Analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is 27.03%.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

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.