Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Price Target Raised to $115.00

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) had its price objective boosted by Stifel Nicolaus from $106.00 to $115.00 in a report released on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a hold rating on the business services provider’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on BAH. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Truist Financial set a $98.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.93.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BAH opened at $91.03 on Monday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 12 month low of $79.23 and a 12 month high of $134.27. The company has a market cap of $10.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 5.26 and a beta of 0.34. The business’s 50 day moving average is $88.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, 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 data 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. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The business had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.69%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% during the 2nd 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. Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. West Branch Capital LLC raised 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 valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

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.