With 2.5 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.92 million shares. The 52-week range on BAH shows that it touched its highest point at $190.59 and its lowest point at $106.69 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $154.75. With its current market cap of 14.37 billion, BAH has annualized dividend of $2.08 while the current yield stands at 1.83%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 0.55.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of BAH was down-trending over the past week, with a drop of -3.66%, but this was down by -16.17% over a month. Three-month performance dropped to -24.28% while six-month performance fell -26.75%. The stock lost -23.79% in the past year, while it has lost -11.82% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for BAH yields 6.71 with Next year EPS estimates of 7.02. For the next quarter, that number is 1.61. This implies an EPS growth rate of 15.34% for this year and 10.59% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 12.72% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 9.55%.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for BAH since 7 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 5 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 1 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 1 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $5.65973 being high and $5.30913 being low. For BAH, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $5.39928.
