Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.33 EPS

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday. The business services provider reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.33, reports. The business had revenue of $3.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 65.80% and a net margin of 5.57%. Booz Allen Hamilton updated its FY 2025 guidance to 6.100-6.300 EPS and its FY25 guidance to $6.10-6.30 EPS.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 9.2 %

Shares of BAH opened at $181.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.07, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.55. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52-week low of $114.69 and a 52-week high of $189.13. The firm has a market cap of $23.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.55, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.59. The business’s fifty day moving average is $158.82 and its 200-day moving average is $153.47.

Insider Activity at Booz Allen Hamilton

In other Booz Allen Hamilton news, CFO Matthew Calderone sold 3,865 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $618,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 33,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,389,280. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Booz Allen Hamilton news, Director Melody C. Barnes sold 1,041 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.31, for a total transaction of $149,185.71. Following the sale, the director now owns 18,123 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,597,207.13. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Matthew Calderone sold 3,865 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $618,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 33,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,389,280. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.59% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.2% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 10,406,880 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,544,798,000 after purchasing an additional 222,884 shares during the last quarter. AGF Management Ltd. boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 63.4% during the 2nd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 1,750,610 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $269,419,000 after buying an additional 679,280 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,672,961 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $257,469,000 after acquiring an additional 96,553 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.9% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,178,784 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $174,978,000 after acquiring an additional 22,545 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 29.4% during the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,076,130 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $159,741,000 after acquiring an additional 244,391 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on BAH shares. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $185.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $154.00 to $158.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $153.00 to $142.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $174.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.75.

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.