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

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) have earned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $101.25.

BAH has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup boosted their price target 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. Weiss Ratings upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Truist Financial set a $98.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BAH. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 135.2% in 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 acquiring an additional 2,682,460 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 38.4% during the 4th 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. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at $143,749,000. State Street Corp raised its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 53.2% in 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 purchasing an additional 1,528,739 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in 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 valued at $409,697,000 after purchasing an additional 1,285,475 shares during the period. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

BAH opened at $80.02 on Friday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 1 year low of $73.93 and a 1 year high of $130.91. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $84.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.65 billion, a PE ratio of 11.89, a P/E/G ratio of 4.74 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 quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.55 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s 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.