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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $176.59 to $189.13
• 50-Day Range: $148.71 to $181.91
• 52-Week Range: $114.69 to $189.13
• Volume: 2.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 686,389 shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.12
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: $170.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Booz Allen Hamilton scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 343 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Booz Allen Hamilton has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Booz Allen Hamilton has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Booz Allen Hamilton are expected to grow by 11.89% in the coming year, from $5.97 to $6.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 39.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Booz Allen Hamilton is 39.12, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 25.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Booz Allen Hamilton has a PEG Ratio of 2.33. 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 22.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.15% 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 1.9, 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 decreased by 29.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Booz Allen Hamilton pays a meaningful dividend of 1.26%, 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 44.35%. 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 30.54% next year. This indicates that Booz Allen Hamilton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.44

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.15% 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 1.9, 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 decreased by 29.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Booz Allen Hamilton has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Booz Allen Hamilton this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for BAH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Booz Allen Hamilton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $767,586.00 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.

BAH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BAH shares performed this year?

Booz Allen Hamilton's stock was trading at $127.91 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BAH stock has increased by 42.2% and is now trading at $181.93.
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How were Booz Allen Hamilton's earnings last quarter?

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) issued its earnings results on Friday, October, 25th. The business services provider reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.33. The business services provider earned $3.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 5.57% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 65.80%.

Does Booz Allen Hamilton have any subsidiaries?

Booz Allen Hamilton subsidiaries include Morphick Cyber Security, eGov Holdings, Aquilent, Sparc, Epidemico, ARINC- Defense Systems Engineering and Support Division, Booz Allen Cyber Solutions LLC, and others.

Who are Booz Allen Hamilton's major shareholders?

Booz Allen Hamilton's top institutional investors include Argent Capital Management LLC (0.57%), Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC (0.41%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.28%) and Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.21%). 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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How do I buy shares of Booz Allen Hamilton?

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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What other stocks do shareholders of Booz Allen Hamilton own?

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

• Ex-Dividend for 8/30 Dividend: 8/14/2024
• Dividend Payable: 8/30/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/25/2024
• Today: 10/26/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Management consulting services
• Sub-Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BAH
• CUSIP: 09950210
• CIK: 1443646
• Web: www.boozallen.com
• Phone: (703) 902-5000
• Fax: 703-902-3333
• Employees: 34,200
• Year Founded: 1914

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $170.75
• High Stock Price Target: $196.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $142.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.47
• P/E Growth: 2.33
• Net Income: $605.71 million
• Net Margins: 5.57%
• Pretax Margin: 7.92%
• Return on Equity: 65.80%
• Return on Assets: 10.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.07
• Current Ratio: 1.55
• Quick Ratio: 1.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.15
• Cash Flow: $7.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.61
• Book Value: $8.07 per share
• Price / Book: 22.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 129,320,000
• Free Float: 127,137,000
• Market Cap: $23.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59