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

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Shares of BAH stock traded up $1.38 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $130.31. 2,018,507 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,939,671. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $136.19 and its 200-day moving average is $150.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The stock has a market cap of $16.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52 week low of $121.02 and a 52 week high of $190.59.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BAH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $177.00 to $171.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $180.00 to $190.00 in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Barclays raised Booz Allen Hamilton from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $140.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average 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.