Brokerages Set Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Target Price at $101.25

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) has been given a consensus rating of “Reduce” by the fifteen brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $101.25.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. 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. Jefferies Financial Group lowered 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. Zacks Research upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $98.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, January 23rd.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

NYSE:BAH opened at $78.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The company has a fifty day moving average of $84.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $89.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.51 billion, a PE ratio of 11.72, a P/E/G ratio of 4.53 and a beta of 0.37. Booz Allen Hamilton has a fifty-two week low of $73.93 and a fifty-two week high of $130.91.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The company’s revenue was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.55 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a $0.59 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.07%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BAH. Greenleaf Trust grew its stake 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 buying an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% during the 3rd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Security National Bank of SO Dak boosted its holdings 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 worth $1,817,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.5% in the 3rd 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 during the period. Finally, Aviso Financial Inc. grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.8% in the second quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 2,693 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.