Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.59

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.59 per share by the business services provider on Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This is a 7.3% increase from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55.

Booz Allen Hamilton has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 14 consecutive years. Booz Allen Hamilton has a dividend payout ratio of 31.7% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Booz Allen Hamilton to earn $6.94 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.36 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 34.0%.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 8.6%

NYSE:BAH traded down $7.73 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $82.23. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,025,501 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,513,742. 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 has a 1 year low of $79.23 and a 1 year high of $130.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $89.87 and a 200-day moving average of $95.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.92 billion, a PE ratio of 12.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.29 and a beta of 0.33.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.55 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price target on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $122.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 27th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $97.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $101.25.

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.