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Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$131.19 +2.53 (+1.97%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET)

About Booz Allen Hamilton Stock (NYSE:BAH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$128.19
$132.09
50-Day Range
$128.66
$186.00
52-Week Range
$123.17
$190.59
Volume
2.89 million shs
Average Volume
892,205 shs
Market Capitalization
$16.76 billion
P/E Ratio
20.60
Dividend Yield
1.55%
Price Target
$167.44
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. The company offers artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer network related operations. In addition, it provides data science, engineering, visualization, and analysis related capabilities. Further, the company engages in user experience, user interface, graphic and web design, design thinking, sketching, and digital product design capabilities. Additionally, it architects and engineers help accelerate, scale, secure, and transform mission and business outcomes using the technologies and partner offering; offers software engineering in agile practices, DevSecOps, automation and Cloud, and Low/No Code Platform engineering; systems and digital engineering; and tech strategy and product management. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

BAH MarketRank™: 

Booz Allen Hamilton scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 330 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Booz Allen Hamilton has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Booz Allen Hamilton's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Booz Allen Hamilton are expected to grow by 11.04% in the coming year, from $6.25 to $6.94 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 20.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.73.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 20.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.41.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Booz Allen Hamilton has a PEG Ratio of 1.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Booz Allen Hamilton has a P/B Ratio of 16.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.13% of the float of Booz Allen Hamilton has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Booz Allen Hamilton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Booz Allen Hamilton has recently increased by 3.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Booz Allen Hamilton pays a meaningful dividend of 1.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Booz Allen Hamilton has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 32.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Booz Allen Hamilton will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.39% next year. This indicates that Booz Allen Hamilton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.13% of the float of Booz Allen Hamilton has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Booz Allen Hamilton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Booz Allen Hamilton has recently increased by 3.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Booz Allen Hamilton has a news sentiment score of 1.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Booz Allen Hamilton this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for BAH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -84% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    9 people have added Booz Allen Hamilton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Booz Allen Hamilton insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,989,220.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.59% of the stock of Booz Allen Hamilton is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.82% of the stock of Booz Allen Hamilton is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Booz Allen Hamilton's insider trading history.
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BAH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Booz Allen Hamilton's stock was trading at $127.91 at the start of the year. Since then, BAH shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $131.19.
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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May, 24th. The business services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.10. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Booz Allen Hamilton: Morphick Cyber Security, eGov Holdings, Aquilent, Sparc, Epidemico, ARINC- Defense Systems Engineering and Support Division, Booz Allen Cyber Solutions LLC, and others.

Booz Allen Hamilton's top institutional shareholders include WCM Investment Management LLC (3.22%), State Street Corp (2.39%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.83%) and Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Ralph W Shrader, Horacio Rozanski, Lloyd Howell Jr, Karen M Dahut, Kristine Anderson, Susan L Penfield, Matthew Calderone, Richard Crowe, Nancy Laben, Elizabeth M Thompson and Melody C Barnes.
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Shares of BAH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Booz Allen Hamilton investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Arista Networks (ANET) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/4 Dividend
11/15/2024
Dividend Payable
12/04/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Management consulting services
Sub-Industry
IT Consulting & Other Services
CUSIP
09950210
Employees
34,200
Year Founded
1914

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$167.44
High Stock Price Target
$190.00
Low Stock Price Target
$155.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$605.71 million
Pretax Margin
10.10%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.43 billion
Cash Flow
$6.65 per share
Book Value
$8.07 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
125,741,000
Market Cap
$16.76 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.52

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This page (NYSE:BAH) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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