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

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) have been given a consensus rating of “Reduce” by the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $101.25.

BAH has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $97.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup increased their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 18th.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of BAH opened at $78.24 on Friday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a fifty-two week low of $73.93 and a fifty-two week high of $130.91. The business has a 50-day moving average of $85.75 and a 200 day moving average of $90.54. The firm has a market cap of $9.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.52 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.51. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is currently 35.07%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BAH. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.7% in the 4th 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 period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 38.4% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,528,226 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $550,722,000 after purchasing an additional 1,811,906 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 36.0% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,856,528 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $409,697,000 after buying an additional 1,285,475 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 135.2% during the fourth 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 period. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 53.2% during the fourth 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

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.