Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Receives $95.25 Average Price Target from Analysts
by Tristan Rich · The Markets DailyShares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH – Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the fifteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $95.25.
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $109.00 to $87.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Truist Financial set a $98.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. DA Davidson set a $81.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $97.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Booz Allen Hamilton
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Activest Wealth Management raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 141.3% during the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 304 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Torren Management LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% during the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% during 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.
Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 1.7%
Shares of BAH opened at $78.19 on Wednesday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 12 month low of $73.93 and a 12 month high of $130.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $80.18 and its 200-day moving average is $87.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.43 billion, a PE ratio of 11.62, a P/E/G ratio of 4.56 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76.
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. The company had revenue of $2.62 billion for 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 firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. 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 EPS for the current year.
Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend
The business 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. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.07%.
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.