Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.07 EPS

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) issued its earnings results on Friday. The business services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.07, Zacks reports. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 69.67% and a net margin of 7.25%. Booz Allen Hamilton updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.250-6.400 EPS.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

BAH stock traded up $1.38 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $130.31. 2,018,507 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,939,671. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $136.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $150.83. The stock has a market cap of $16.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.44, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton has a fifty-two week low of $121.02 and a fifty-two week high of $190.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on BAH. StockNews.com downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $180.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $185.00 to $155.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $177.00 to $171.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $161.78.

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.