Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock price such as:

• Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s current stock price and volume
• Why Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for BAH from analysts
• BAH’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH)

Before we jump into Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a holding company. The Company provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to United States (US) and international governments, major corporations, and not-for-profit organizations. Its analytics service offering focuses on providing solutions the areas of artificial intelligence (AI), such as machine learning (ML), deep learning, data science, such as data engineering and predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and emerging areas, such as quantum computing. Its consulting service offering focuses on the talent and expertise needed to solve client problems and develop mission-oriented solutions for specific domains, business strategies, human capital, and operations through new approaches. Its engineering solutions deliver engineering services and solutions to define, develop, implement, sustain, and modernize complex physical systems.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of May 24, 2024, 4:00 PM, CST, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock price was $158.51.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is up 4.04% from its previous closing price of $152.36.

During the last market session, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock traded between $152.05 and $154.70. Currently, there are 130.12 million shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation stock available for purchase.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 49.2, which is high compared to the IT Services & Consulting industry median of 25.7. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Stock Price History

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s (BAH) price is currently up 7.34% so far this month.

During the month of May, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $164.43 and a low of $145.77.

Over the last year, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has hit prices as high as $156.83 and as low as $89.80. Year to date, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock is up 51.66%.

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What Caused Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of May 23, 2024, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of May 23, 2024, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 5.40%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 81 and is considered to be Very Strong.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 24, 2024, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s stock price is $158.51, which is up 4.04% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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