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

Company Overview

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. is a leading management and technology consulting firm that advises public and private sector clients on strategy, operations, digital transformation and cybersecurity. The firm leverages deep domain expertise and advanced analytics to help organizations navigate complex challenges in defense, intelligence, civil, health, energy and financial services. Clients rely on Booz Allen Hamilton for end-to-end solutions spanning strategy development, technology modernization, data science, engineering and mission support services.

Founded in 1914 by Edwin G. Booz, the company established its reputation as one of the original management consultancies before expanding into technology and digital services. Although headquartered in McLean, Virginia, it operates through offices and delivery centers across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Booz Allen Hamilton completed its initial public offering in 2010 and has since continued to balance organic growth with targeted acquisitions to broaden its capabilities and global footprint.

Booz Allen Hamilton’s offerings include digital engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud computing, cybersecurity, advanced analytics and organizational change management. In addition to advising on policy, strategy and risk, the firm designs, builds and manages technology platforms that streamline operations and enhance decision-making. Its consulting teams partner with government agencies—such as defense and intelligence organizations—and private enterprises in sectors including healthcare, energy, financial services and telecommunications.

The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Horacio Rozanski, supported by a senior leadership team with extensive industry and public service backgrounds. Under Rozanski’s direction, Booz Allen Hamilton has emphasized a culture of innovation, diversity and ethical stewardship. The firm also maintains a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility, investing in workforce development, STEM education and community engagement initiatives around the world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $106.69 to $107.85
• 50-Day Range: $99.87 to $129.69
• 52-Week Range: $98.95 to $190.59
• Volume: 223,809 shs
• Average Volume: 2.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.79
• Dividend Yield: 2.06%
• Price Target: $134.64
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Booz Allen Hamilton scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 304 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Booz Allen Hamilton has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

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: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Booz Allen Hamilton are expected to grow by 7.76% in the coming year, from $6.44 to $6.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 14.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 14.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Booz Allen Hamilton has a PEG Ratio of 1.67. 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 13.62. 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

3.33% 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 1.8, 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 increased by 9.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Booz Allen Hamilton pays a meaningful dividend of 2.06%, 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 30.34%. 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 31.70% next year. This indicates that Booz Allen Hamilton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.44

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.33% 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 1.8, 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 increased by 9.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Booz Allen Hamilton has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Booz Allen Hamilton this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 12 people have searched for BAH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Booz Allen Hamilton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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

Only 0.91% 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.

BAH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BAH shares performed this year?

Booz Allen Hamilton's stock was trading at $128.70 at the start of the year. Since then, BAH stock has decreased by 16.2% and is now trading at $107.85.

How were Booz Allen Hamilton's earnings last quarter?

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May, 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.02. Booz Allen Hamilton's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Booz Allen Hamilton have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Booz Allen Hamilton: Morphick Cyber Security, eGov Holdings, Aquilent, Sparc, Epidemico, ARINC- Defense Systems Engineering and Support Division, Booz Allen Cyber Solutions LLC, and others.

Who are Booz Allen Hamilton's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Booz Allen Hamilton include Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.05%), Insight Wealth Strategies LLC (0.03%), Parallel Advisors LLC (0.02%) and YHB Investment Advisors Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Ralph W Shrader, Horacio Rozanski, Lloyd Howell Jr, Kristine Anderson, Susan L Penfield, Matthew Calderone, Richard Crowe, Nancy Laben, Elizabeth M Thompson and Melody C Barnes.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Booz Allen Hamilton?

Shares of BAH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Booz Allen Hamilton own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Booz Allen Hamilton investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Arista Networks (ANET) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/23/2025
• Record date for 6/27 Dividend: 6/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend: 6/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/27/2025
• Today: 7/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Consulting
• Sub-Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BAH
• CIK: 1443646
• Web: www.boozallen.com
• Phone: (703) 902-5000
• Fax: 703-902-3333
• Employees: 35,800
• Year Founded: 1914

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Booz Allen Hamilton: $134.64
• High Price Target: $190.00
• Low Price Target: $94.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.75
• P/E Growth: 1.67
• Net Income: $935 million
• Net Margins: 7.81%
• Pretax Margin: 10.18%
• Return on Equity: 72.35%
• Return on Assets: 11.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.90
• Current Ratio: 1.79
• Quick Ratio: 1.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.12
• Cash Flow: $7.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.83
• Book Value: $7.92 per share
• Price / Book: 13.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 124,190,000
• Free Float: 123,058,000
• Market Cap: $13.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.48