Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp (NYSE: BAH) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.50x compared to its average ratio. BAH has 36-month beta value of 0.53. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BAH is 125.77M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.45% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BAH on December 27, 2024 was 1.54M shares.
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BAH) stock’s latest price update
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp (NYSE: BAH)’s stock price has plunge by 0.54relation to previous closing price of 129.70. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -2.23% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-25 that Investors looking for stocks in the Consulting Services sector might want to consider either Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) or Gartner (IT). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
BAH’s Market Performance
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp (BAH) has experienced a -2.23% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -11.57% drop in the past month, and a -18.31% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.81% for BAH. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.73% for BAH stock, with a simple moving average of -14.65% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BAH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BAH stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for BAH by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BAH in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $159 based on the research report published on December 02, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BAH reach a price target of $190, previously predicting the price at $180. The rating they have provided for BAH stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on November 04th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to BAH, setting the target price at $158 in the report published on October 02nd of the current year.
BAH Trading at -16.17% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BAH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.81%, as shares sank -12.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.67% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BAH fell by -2.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $138.33. In addition, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp saw 1.95% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BAH starting from AMBLE JOAN LORDI, who purchase 690 shares at the price of $145.66 back on Dec 06 ’24. After this action, AMBLE JOAN LORDI now owns 55,930 shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp, valued at $100,505 using the latest closing price.
AMBLE JOAN LORDI, the Director of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp, purchase 2,000 shares at $147.13 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that AMBLE JOAN LORDI is holding 55,240 shares at $294,260 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BAH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.26. Equity return is now at value 72.46, with 11.73 for asset returns.
Based on Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp (BAH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.2 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.66. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.56.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp (BAH) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
