Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp [NYSE: BAH] traded at a high on Thursday, posting a 3.95 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $149.88.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 3796280 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp stands at 5.18% while the volatility over the past one month is 3.92%.
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The market cap for BAH stock reached $19.15 billion, with 129.64 million shares outstanding and 125.77 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.09M shares, BAH reached a trading volume of 3796280 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp [BAH]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BAH shares is $192.22 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BAH stock is a recommendation set at 2.42. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Jefferies have made an estimate for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on November 04, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, JP Morgan raised their target price from $154 to $158. The new note on the price target was released on October 02, 2024, representing the official price target for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $168 to $165, while Wells Fargo kept a Overweight rating on BAH stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp is set at 6.37, with the Price to Sales ratio for BAH stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.68. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 15.96, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.37. Price to Free Cash Flow for BAH in the course of the last twelve months was 20.78 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.56.
How has BAH stock performed recently?
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp [BAH] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.03. With this latest performance, BAH shares dropped by -8.20% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -1.63% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 18.59% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for BAH stock in for the last two-week period is set at 38.24, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 36.76, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 40.44 for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp [BAH]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 164.90, while it was recorded at 144.38 for the last single week of trading, and 153.60 for the last 200 days.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp [BAH]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.56 and a Current Ratio set at 1.56.
Earnings analysis for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp [BAH]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp posted 1.41/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.16/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.25. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BAH. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp go to 13.15%.
Insider trade positions for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp [BAH]
There are presently around $93.56%, or 95.05%% of BAH stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BAH stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 13.0 million shares, which is approximately 10.0258%. PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/, holding 9.38 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.44 billion in BAH stocks shares; and PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/, currently with $$1.34 billion in BAH stock with ownership which is approximately 6.7102%.
