Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Booz Allen Hamilton has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from twelve analysts, with varying ratings including two sells, six holds, three buys, and one strong buy.
• The average 12-month price objective for the stock is $134.00, but several brokerages have issued differing price targets, with the highest being $135.00 from Wells Fargo & Company.
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.48, exceeding expectations, though revenue declined by 0.6% compared to the previous year.

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the twelve ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $134.00.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on BAH shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. William Blair raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $119.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th.

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BAH. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 140.6% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 705 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,556 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $200,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter worth $296,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 347.3% in the fourth quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 416 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter worth $215,000. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

NYSE BAH traded up $0.17 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $108.39. The company's stock had a trading volume of 355,283 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,253,279. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.36 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.47. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $108.29 and a 200 day moving average of $110.97. Booz Allen Hamilton has a one year low of $98.95 and a one year high of $190.59.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 73.05% and a net margin of 8.70%.The company's revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. Analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.03%.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. It focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing.