BAH vs. IT, CTSH, LDOS, EPAM, CACI, DOX, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORR
Should you be buying Booz Allen Hamilton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Booz Allen Hamilton include Gartner (IT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), EPAM Systems (EPAM), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), and Forrester Research (FORR). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.
Booz Allen Hamilton vs.
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) and Gartner (NYSE:IT) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Gartner has a net margin of 17.33% compared to Booz Allen Hamilton's net margin of 7.25%. Gartner's return on equity of 118.27% beat Booz Allen Hamilton's return on equity.
In the previous week, Gartner had 14 more articles in the media than Booz Allen Hamilton. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Gartner and 13 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Gartner's score of 0.36 indicating that Booz Allen Hamilton is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Booz Allen Hamilton presently has a consensus price target of $161.78, indicating a potential upside of 18.76%. Gartner has a consensus price target of $550.75, indicating a potential upside of 6.66%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than Gartner.
Booz Allen Hamilton received 84 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.03% of users gave Booz Allen Hamilton an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.
91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Gartner shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Gartner has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gartner has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Gartner beats Booz Allen Hamilton on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BAH) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
