Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Hits New 52-Week Low – Here’s What Happened

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) shares reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $76.38 and last traded at $76.43, with a volume of 2273120 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $79.32.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 27th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $97.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $122.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $101.25.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $88.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $94.30. The company has a market cap of $9.22 billion, a PE ratio of 11.36, a P/E/G ratio of 4.65 and a beta of 0.33.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.51. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.55 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.59 dividend. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is presently 35.07%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 28.6% in the third quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 73,404 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,259,000 after acquiring an additional 16,304 shares during the last quarter. Nicholas Company Inc. lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 7.2% during the second quarter. Nicholas Company Inc. now owns 57,892 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,028,000 after purchasing an additional 3,875 shares during the last quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 3rd quarter worth about $997,000. Midwest Trust Co increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Midwest Trust Co now owns 119,587 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,953,000 after purchasing an additional 14,134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 88.1% during the 3rd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 30,058 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,004,000 after buying an additional 14,077 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a publicly traded management and technology consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company provides a wide range of professional services and solutions in strategy, analytics, digital transformation, engineering and cyber security. Its expertise spans from supporting federal civilian agencies to defense, intelligence and homeland security organizations, as well as select commercial industries.

Key offerings include data analytics and artificial intelligence applications, software development and modernization, systems integration, and cyber risk management.