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

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the sixteen ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $101.25.

A number of analysts have weighed in on BAH shares. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $97.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective 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. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th.

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,946,447 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,176,522,000 after purchasing an additional 227,141 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 36.0% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,856,528 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $409,697,000 after purchasing an additional 1,285,475 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 135.2% during the 4th quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 4,666,298 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $393,649,000 after buying an additional 2,682,460 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 53.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,402,897 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $371,428,000 after buying an additional 1,528,739 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 48.6% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,812,243 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $377,488,000 after buying an additional 1,246,451 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 1.8%

BAH stock opened at $79.31 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $89.21 and a 200 day moving average of $94.54. The firm has a market cap of $9.56 billion, a PE ratio of 11.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.65 and a beta of 0.33. Booz Allen Hamilton has a twelve month low of $76.83 and a twelve month high of $130.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend 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 is 35.07%.

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.