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

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given 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 target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $108.2308.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on BAH shares. Cowen lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup assumed coverage on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $93.00 price target on the stock. Finally, 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 note on Monday, October 27th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Booz Allen Hamilton

In related news, CEO Horacio Rozanski acquired 23,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 687,745 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,224,491.70. This trade 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 accessible through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 54.8% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,757 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $602,000 after buying an additional 2,039 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter worth $273,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 9.8% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 442,559 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $46,283,000 after buying an additional 39,593 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 40.9% in the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 105,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $10,981,000 after acquiring an additional 30,500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BAH opened at $85.35 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $10.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.34. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 12 month low of $79.23 and a 12 month high of $146.95. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $86.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $98.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49. The firm had revenue of $2.89 billion for 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 for the quarter was down 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.81 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th were issued a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.59%.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

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.