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

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the fifteen brokerages that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $110.8182.

Several analysts have weighed in on BAH shares. UBS Group lowered their price objective 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. Bank of America downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Cowen cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Booz Allen Hamilton news, CEO Horacio Rozanski acquired 23,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 687,745 shares in the company, valued at $58,224,491.70. This represents a 3.58% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BAH. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. West Branch Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% during the 3rd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 289 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the period. Finally, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Shares of NYSE: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 PE ratio of 12.59, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.34. The company’s fifty day moving average is $90.73 and its 200 day moving average 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 results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate 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 company’s revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.81 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors 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 yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is currently 33.59%.

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.