Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Shares Gap Down – Should You Sell?

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) shares gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $91.87, but opened at $86.50. Booz Allen Hamilton shares last traded at $85.0660, with a volume of 1,158,513 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on BAH. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Zacks Research upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Truist Financial set a $90.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Cowen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Thursday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $93.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.33.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $89.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $99.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.47 billion, a PE ratio of 13.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.34.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were given a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Booz Allen Hamilton

In related news, CEO Horacio Rozanski bought 23,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $84.66 per share, with a total value of $2,014,908.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 687,745 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $58,224,491.70. This trade represents a 3.58% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BAH. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 23.6% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,831 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 921 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 69.9% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,770 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 7.9% during the third quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 78,397 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,836,000 after buying an additional 5,707 shares during the period. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the third quarter valued at about $445,000. Finally, Caerus Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the third quarter valued at about $508,000. 91.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

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.