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Here's Why Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) is a Strong Value Stock

Zacks Equity Research
·2 min read

For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.

While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.

Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock

Finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.

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Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH)

McLean, VA-based Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a provider of management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations as well as cyber expertise to the United States and international governments, corporations plus not-for-profit organizations. The company operates as a single profit center with a single bonus pool for partners, vice presidents, principals and senior associates.

BAH is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, with a Value Style Score of B and VGM Score of B. Shares are currently trading at a forward P/E of 25.5X for the current fiscal year compared to the Government Services industry's P/E of 20.7X. Additionally, BAH has a PEG Ratio of 1.8 and a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 22.5X. Value investors should also note BAH's Price/Sales ratio of 1.9X.

Many value investors pay close attention to a company's earnings as well. For BAH, eight analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.21 to $6.05 per share for 2025. Per share BAH boasts an average earnings surprise of 12.5%.

BAH should be on investors' short lists because of its impressive earnings and valuation fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Value and VGM Style Scores.

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