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

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $101.25.

BAH has been the topic of several analyst reports. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Truist Financial set a $98.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Citigroup lifted their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 18th.

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd grew its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 28.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 73,404 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,259,000 after acquiring an additional 16,304 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Company Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 7.2% in 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. Sage Rhino Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the third quarter valued at approximately $997,000. Midwest Trust Co grew its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 13.4% in the third quarter. Midwest Trust Co now owns 119,587 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,953,000 after purchasing an additional 14,134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service increased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 88.1% during the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 30,058 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,004,000 after purchasing an additional 14,077 shares during the period. 91.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 1.8%

Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $79.31 on Tuesday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52-week low of $76.83 and a 52-week high of $130.91. The company has a market cap of $9.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.78, a P/E/G ratio of 4.65 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $89.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.54.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.55 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. Analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.07%.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a publicly traded management and technology consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company provides a wide range of professional services and solutions in strategy, analytics, digital transformation, engineering and cyber security. Its expertise spans from supporting federal civilian agencies to defense, intelligence and homeland security organizations, as well as select commercial industries.

Key offerings include data analytics and artificial intelligence applications, software development and modernization, systems integration, and cyber risk management.