Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Sets New 1-Year Low - Time to Sell?

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $115.97 and last traded at $117.61, with a volume of 1694501 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $117.88.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Raymond James upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $159.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $180.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $158.91.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 1.2 %

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $129.46 and a 200 day moving average of $147.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.57. The company has a market capitalization of $14.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.73, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.55.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 68.97% and a net margin of 7.39%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.96%. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio is 32.79%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of BAH. Cumberland Partners Ltd raised its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 92.2% during the fourth quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 99,330 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $12,784,000 after acquiring an additional 47,655 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 51.7% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 951,605 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $122,472,000 after purchasing an additional 324,159 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,900,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 133.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 6,566 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $845,000 after purchasing an additional 3,758 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,784,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. It focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing.