BAH vs. CTSH, IT, LDOS, DOX, EPAM, CACI, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORR
Should you be buying Booz Allen Hamilton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Booz Allen Hamilton include Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Gartner (IT), Leidos (LDOS), Amdocs (DOX), EPAM Systems (EPAM), CACI International (CACI), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), and Forrester Research (FORR). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.
Booz Allen Hamilton vs.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Booz Allen Hamilton had 2 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton and 13 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Booz Allen Hamilton's score of 1.12 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cognizant Technology Solutions received 672 more outperform votes than Booz Allen Hamilton when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.29% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 63.58% of users gave Booz Allen Hamilton an outperform vote.
Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Booz Allen Hamilton pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cognizant Technology Solutions has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Booz Allen Hamilton has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Booz Allen Hamilton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Cognizant Technology Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.87%. Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus price target of $136.90, suggesting a potential upside of 36.06%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cognizant Technology Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cognizant Technology Solutions has a net margin of 11.35% compared to Booz Allen Hamilton's net margin of 7.39%. Booz Allen Hamilton's return on equity of 68.97% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.
Summary
Cognizant Technology Solutions beats Booz Allen Hamilton on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BAH) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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