Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Receives $101.25 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $101.25.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on BAH. Truist Financial set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $97.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Zacks Research raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $81.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 3.2%

NYSE BAH opened at $75.76 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $85.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.03. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 12 month low of $73.93 and a 12 month high of $130.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.26, a PEG ratio of 4.59 and a beta of 0.37.

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 for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.55 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.07%.

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Greenleaf Trust grew its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.2% in the third quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 2,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% in the 3rd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Security National Bank of SO Dak boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.6% in the 3rd 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 buying an additional 110 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.5% in the third quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,119 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $512,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aviso Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.8% during the second quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 2,693 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $280,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.