Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Given "Hold (C)" Rating at Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Booz Allen Hamilton has been given a "Hold (C)" rating by Weiss Ratings, with a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $134.00.
• Multiple brokerages have adjusted their price objectives for Booz Allen Hamilton, with JPMorgan Chase & Co. raising theirs to $122.00 and William Blair upgrading the stock to "outperform."
• The company's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $1.48, exceeding expectations, but revenue decreased by 0.6% year-over-year, totaling $2.92 billion for the quarter.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reissued by stock analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on BAH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. UBS Group set a $119.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, William Blair upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

BAH stock traded down $1.14 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $102.90. The company had a trading volume of 1,240,065 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,192,864. The firm has a market cap of $12.68 billion, a PE ratio of 12.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 1.78. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 12 month low of $96.96 and a 12 month high of $190.59. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $105.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $108.97.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BAH. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. CX Institutional bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

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.

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