Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” by Brokerages

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the fourteen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $95.25.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $97.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Citigroup dropped their price target on 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 price target on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 18th.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of BAH opened at $81.43 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $9.82 billion, a PE ratio of 12.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.69 and a beta of 0.35. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $80.04 and a 200-day moving average of $86.72. Booz Allen Hamilton has a one year low of $73.93 and a one year 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.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share (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 the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.55 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton’s 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is presently 35.07%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Activest Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 141.3% in the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 304 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Torren Management LLC acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. 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 worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, West Branch Capital LLC boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.