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

Company Overview

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, operating as Booz Allen Hamilton, is a management and technology consulting company that primarily serves the U.S. government. Its clients include defense, intelligence, civil government, and national security organizations, as well as select commercial and international customers.

The company provides consulting and technology services focused on artificial intelligence, data and analytics, cybersecurity, digital transformation, engineering, cloud computing, and mission operations. Booz Allen Hamilton also supports clients with strategy, program management, systems integration, and the development of technology solutions for complex operational and national security needs.

The firm traces its origins to 1914, when Edwin G. Booz established a management consulting practice. It later became associated with James L. Hamilton and George A. Merrick, and has since developed into a major provider of technology-enabled consulting services. Booz Allen Hamilton is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Horacio D. Rozanski.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.25 to $79.48
• 50-Day Range: $62.71 to $79.89
• 52-Week Range: $59.50 to $109.10
• Volume: 87,671 shs
• Average Volume: 2.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.35
• Dividend Yield: 3.00%
• Price Target: $83.69
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Booz Allen Hamilton scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 351st out of 661 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Booz Allen Hamilton has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.93, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 4 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 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Booz Allen Hamilton are expected to grow by 5.85% in the coming year, from $6.33 to $6.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 12.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 12.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Booz Allen Hamilton has a PEG Ratio of 4.08. 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 8.62. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.23% 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 4.93.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Booz Allen Hamilton has recently decreased by 4.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Booz Allen Hamilton pays a meaningful dividend of 2.98%, 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 37.11%. 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 35.22% next year. This indicates that Booz Allen Hamilton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Booz Allen Hamilton has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 7 news articles for Booz Allen Hamilton this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for BAH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Booz Allen Hamilton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Booz Allen Hamilton insiders have not sold or bought any 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 6/26 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2026
• 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: $83.69
• High Price Target: $140.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.93
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.42
• P/E Growth: 4.08
• Net Income: $851 million
• Net Margins: 7.01%
• Pretax Margin: 8.09%
• Return on Equity: 76.71%
• Return on Assets: 11.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.26
• Current Ratio: 1.60
• Quick Ratio: 1.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.84
• Cash Flow: $7.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.94
• Book Value: $9.16 per share
• Price / Book: 8.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 120,290,000
• Free Float: 118,986,000
• Market Cap: $9.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.36