Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Hits New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $81.79 and last traded at $82.0550, with a volume of 1853380 shares. The stock had previously closed at $82.91.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BAH has been the subject of several analyst reports. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 27th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 price target on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.82.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 0.5%

The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $95.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $104.54. The company has a market capitalization of $9.77 billion, a PE ratio of 12.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.39.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.49. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.06% and a return on equity of 71.87%. The business had revenue of $2.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.81 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Booz Allen Hamilton

In other news, CEO Horacio Rozanski bought 23,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 687,745 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,224,491.70. This trade represents a 3.58% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. West Branch Capital LLC grew its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% in the 3rd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 289 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the third quarter worth about $32,000. 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.