Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Shares Gap Down – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) gapped down prior to trading 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 trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial set a $90.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, October 24th. UBS Group dropped 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. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 target price (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, October 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.33.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

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 firm’s 50-day moving average is $89.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $99.87. The company has a market cap of $10.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.18, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.34.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other Booz Allen Hamilton news, CEO Horacio Rozanski acquired 23,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer 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 purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

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