Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned 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 $110.8182.

BAH has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $122.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 27th. Truist Financial set a $90.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, October 24th.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of BAH opened at $82.43 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89. The stock has a market cap of $10.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.34. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $90.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.43. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52 week low of $79.23 and a 52 week high of $149.27.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 71.87% and a net margin of 7.06%.The company had revenue of $2.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.81 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate 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 was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nicholas Company Inc. raised its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 7.2% during the second quarter. Nicholas Company Inc. now owns 57,892 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,028,000 after purchasing an additional 3,875 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 48.5% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 139,243 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $14,562,000 after purchasing an additional 45,470 shares during the period. Renaissance Group LLC increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Group LLC now owns 242,586 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,260,000 after purchasing an additional 6,390 shares during the last quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 2nd quarter valued at $735,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 187.5% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,566,826 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $168,136,000 after buying an additional 1,021,809 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

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.