Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Reaches New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $76.38 and last traded at $76.43, with a volume of 2273120 shares. The stock had previously closed at $79.32.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BAH. Truist Financial set a $98.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $122.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.25.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $9.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.47, a P/E/G ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.33. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 76.79% and a net margin of 7.35%.The business’s revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.55 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is 35.07%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Greenleaf Trust boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.2% during the third quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 2,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $208,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 26.7% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 493 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC grew 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 purchasing an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Security National Bank of SO Dak increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.6% during the third quarter. Security National Bank of SO Dak now owns 18,184 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,817,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Finally, KPP Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.5% during the third quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,119 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $512,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a publicly traded management and technology consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company provides a wide range of professional services and solutions in strategy, analytics, digital transformation, engineering and cyber security. Its expertise spans from supporting federal civilian agencies to defense, intelligence and homeland security organizations, as well as select commercial industries.

Key offerings include data analytics and artificial intelligence applications, software development and modernization, systems integration, and cyber risk management.