Citigroup Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Stock Price

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) had its price target dropped by equities research analysts at Citigroup from $109.00 to $87.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the business services provider’s stock. Citigroup’s price target suggests a potential upside of 5.55% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on BAH. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Wednesday. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $85.00 target price for the company. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price target on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Truist Financial set a $98.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $97.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $95.25.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock traded up $2.06 on Thursday, reaching $82.43. The company had a trading volume of 605,693 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,439,911. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $81.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $87.97. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 1 year low of $73.93 and a 1 year high of $130.91. The firm has a market cap of $9.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.25, a P/E/G ratio of 4.58 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton’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. As a group, research analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Greenleaf Trust increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.2% in the third quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 2,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC increased its position 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. Security National Bank of SO Dak increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.6% in the third quarter. Security National Bank of SO Dak now owns 18,184 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,817,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. KPP Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,119 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $512,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the period. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 26.1% in the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 600 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

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.