Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a management and technology consulting company that provides services primarily to governments, defense and intelligence organizations, and commercial clients. The company helps organizations address complex challenges involving strategy, technology modernization, cybersecurity, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, engineering, and mission operations.

Its government-related work spans defense, national security, intelligence, civil government, and health markets. Booz Allen Hamilton supports clients with digital transformation, cloud and software development, systems engineering, communications, logistics, and operational consulting. It also provides technology and consulting services to commercial and other public-sector organizations.

The company traces its origins to 1914, when Edwin G. Booz established a management consulting firm. Over time, it developed a substantial presence supporting the U.S. government and national security community while expanding its technology capabilities. Booz Allen Hamilton serves clients primarily in the United States and also supports organizations internationally. Horacio D. Rozanski serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $85.28 to $90.18
• 50-Day Range: $67.29 to $88.33
• 52-Week Range: $59.50 to $109.10
• Volume: 3.87 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.83 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.72
• Dividend Yield: 2.67%
• Price Target: $89.29
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Booz Allen Hamilton scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 320th out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Booz Allen Hamilton has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Booz Allen Hamilton is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Booz Allen Hamilton has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Booz Allen Hamilton are expected to grow by 3.03% in the coming year, from $6.61 to $6.81 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 13.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 13.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 33.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Booz Allen Hamilton has a PEG Ratio of 1.91. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Booz Allen Hamilton has a P/B Ratio of 8.42. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.55% of the float of Booz Allen Hamilton has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Booz Allen Hamilton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Booz Allen Hamilton has recently decreased by 4.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Booz Allen Hamilton pays a meaningful dividend of 2.80%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Booz Allen Hamilton has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 36.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Booz Allen Hamilton will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.65% next year. This indicates that Booz Allen Hamilton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Booz Allen Hamilton has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Booz Allen Hamilton this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for BAH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Booz Allen Hamilton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Booz Allen Hamilton insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $298,884.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.08% of the stock of Booz Allen Hamilton is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.82% of the stock of Booz Allen Hamilton is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Record date for 12/4 Dividend: 11/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/4 Dividend: 11/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 12/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BAH
• CIK: 1443646
• Web: www.boozallen.com
• Phone: (703) 902-5000
• Fax: 703-902-3333
• Employees: 31,500
• Year Founded: 1914

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Booz Allen Hamilton: $89.29
• High Price Target: $140.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.36
• P/E Growth: 1.91
• Net Income: $851 million
• Net Margins: 7.14%
• Pretax Margin: 7.86%
• Return on Equity: 75.00%
• Return on Assets: 11.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.53
• Current Ratio: 1.43
• Quick Ratio: 1.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.93
• Cash Flow: $8.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.58
• Book Value: $10.49 per share
• Price / Book: 8.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 118,600,000
• Free Float: 117,322,000
• Market Cap: $10.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.37