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How to buy Booz Allen Hamilton Holding stock (BAH)

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding is a consulting services business based in the US. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding shares (BAH) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding employs 34,200 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $10.7 billion.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding stock price (NYSE: BAH)

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding shares at a glance

Information last updated 2024-07-21.
Latest market close$160.29
52-week range$105.77 - $163.88
50-day moving average $153.80
200-day moving average $139.74
Wall St. target price$171.61
PE ratio 34
Dividend yield $1.92 (1.31%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $4.59

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $160.29 from 2024-07-23

1 week (2024-07-17) 2.58%
1 month (2024-06-24) 1.95%
3 months (2024-04-24) 11.01%
6 months (2024-01-24) 24.11%
1 year (2023-07-24) 38.34%
2 years (2022-07-22) 70.03%
3 years (2021-07-23) 79.53%
5 years (2019-07-24) 144.94%

Is Booz Allen Hamilton Holding stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Booz Allen Hamilton Holding stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's P/E ratio

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 34x. In other words, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding shares trade at around 34x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's PEG ratio

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.29. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's EBITDA

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.2 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding financials

Revenue TTM $10.7 billion
Operating margin TTM 9.16%
Gross profit TTM $2 billion
Return on assets TTM 9.87%
Return on equity TTM 59.42%
Profit margin 5.68%
Book value $8.07
Market Capitalization $20.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding share dividends

36%

Dividend payout ratio: 35.64% of net profits

Recently Booz Allen Hamilton Holding has paid out, on average, around 35.64% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.31% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Booz Allen Hamilton Holding shareholders could enjoy a 1.31% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's case, that would currently equate to about $1.92 per share.

While Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's most recent dividend payout was on 27 June 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 June 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's shares have ranged in value from as little as $105.7736 up to $163.878. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

BAH.US volatility(beta: 0.57)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's is 0.565. This would suggest that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding overview

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. The company offers artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer network related operations. In addition, it provides data science, engineering, visualization, and analysis related capabilities. Further, the company engages in user experience, user interface, graphic and web design, design thinking, sketching, and digital product design capabilities. Additionally, it architects and engineers help accelerate, scale, secure, and transform mission and business outcomes using the technologies and partner offering; offers software engineering in agile practices, DevSecOps, automation and Cloud, and Low/No Code Platform engineering; systems and digital engineering; and tech strategy and product management. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.52% of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding shares are held by insiders and 92.45% by institutions.
How many people work for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding?
Latest data suggests 34,200 work at Booz Allen Hamilton Holding.
When does the fiscal year end for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding?
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's fiscal year ends in March.
Where is Booz Allen Hamilton Holding based?
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's address is: 8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean, VA, United States, 22102
What is Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's ISIN number?
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's international securities identification number is: US0995021062
What is Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's CUSIP number?
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 099502106

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