Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) and ATIF (NASDAQ:ATIF) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Booz Allen Hamilton and ATIF, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Booz Allen Hamilton | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2.58 |
ATIF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Booz Allen Hamilton presently has a consensus target price of $85.1111, suggesting a potential upside of 2.08%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than ATIF.
Volatility & Risk
Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATIF has a beta of -0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 189% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Booz Allen Hamilton and ATIF's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Booz Allen Hamilton | 6.62% | 54.01% | 10.09% |
ATIF | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.9% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of ATIF shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Booz Allen Hamilton and ATIF's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Booz Allen Hamilton | $7.46 billion | 1.54 | $482.60 million | $3.18 | 26.22 |
ATIF | $690,000.00 | 72.23 | $-14,880,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Booz Allen Hamilton has higher revenue and earnings than ATIF.
Summary
Booz Allen Hamilton beats ATIF on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.