FY2025 Earnings Forecast for BAH Issued By Cantor Fitzgerald

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) – Investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for Booz Allen Hamilton in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Canfield expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $7.20 per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booz Allen Hamilton’s current full-year earnings is $6.44 per share.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 68.97% and a net margin of 7.39%.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on BAH. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $180.00 to $164.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. William Blair cut Booz Allen Hamilton from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $159.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $158.27.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of NYSE:BAH opened at $110.92 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.57. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 1 year low of $106.69 and a 1 year high of $190.59. The business’s 50-day moving average is $128.17 and its 200-day moving average is $147.07. The company has a market capitalization of $14.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,518,386 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $581,516,000 after buying an additional 501,725 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,804,642 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $360,957,000 after acquiring an additional 371,390 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,341,533 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $381,898,000 after acquiring an additional 58,038 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 179.7% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,767,129 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $227,425,000 after purchasing an additional 1,135,426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 61.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,552,217 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $199,770,000 after purchasing an additional 590,655 shares during the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.98%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

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.