Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $110.8182.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on BAH shares. Cowen lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $122.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Monday, December 1st. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Booz Allen Hamilton

In other news, CEO Horacio Rozanski acquired 23,800 shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 687,745 shares in the company, valued at $58,224,491.70. This trade represents a 3.58% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% in the third quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 289 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 3.9%

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $91.49 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.76. The stock has a market cap of $11.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.34. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $90.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.39. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 1 year low of $79.23 and a 1 year high of $146.95.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49. The company had revenue of $2.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 71.87% and a net margin of 7.06%.Booz Allen Hamilton’s revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.81 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is presently 33.59%.

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.