BAH vs. IT, CTSH, LDOS, EPAM, CACI, DOX, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORR
Should you be buying Booz Allen Hamilton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Booz Allen Hamilton include Gartner (IT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), EPAM Systems (EPAM), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), and Forrester Research (FORR). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry.
Booz Allen Hamilton vs.
Gartner (NYSE:IT) and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.
Gartner has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gartner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Gartner $6.06B 6.53 $882.47M $10.05 50.75 Booz Allen Hamilton $10.95B 1.87 $605.71M $4.60 34.43 In the previous week, Gartner had 28 more articles in the media than Booz Allen Hamilton. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Gartner and 10 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Gartner's score of 0.56 indicating that Booz Allen Hamilton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gartner 15 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive Booz Allen Hamilton 7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive Gartner currently has a consensus price target of $521.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.14%. Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus price target of $159.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.60%. Given Gartner's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gartner is more favorable than Booz Allen Hamilton.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gartner 1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29 Booz Allen Hamilton 1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56 Booz Allen Hamilton received 79 more outperform votes than Gartner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.68% of users gave Booz Allen Hamilton an outperform vote while only 58.46% of users gave Gartner an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform Gartner Outperform Votes 463
58.46%
Underperform Votes 329
41.54%
Booz Allen Hamilton Outperform Votes 542
64.68%
Underperform Votes 296
35.32%
Gartner has a net margin of 13.67% compared to Booz Allen Hamilton's net margin of 5.57%. Gartner's return on equity of 142.05% beat Booz Allen Hamilton's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gartner 13.67% 142.05% 12.28% Booz Allen Hamilton 5.57% 65.80% 10.51% 91.5% of Gartner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Gartner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Gartner has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Gartner beats Booz Allen Hamilton on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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BAH vs. The Competition
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| Metric | Booz Allen Hamilton | Management consulting services Industry | Business Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $20.48B | $2.70B | $6.59B | $19.06B |
| Dividend Yield | 1.34% | 2.52% | 3.17% | 3.55% |
| P/E Ratio | 34.43 | 14.23 | 41.16 | 25.92 |
| Price / Sales | 1.87 | 32.14 | 331.53 | 16.89 |
| Price / Cash | 22.15 | 27.58 | 23.65 | 19.81 |
| Price / Book | 19.63 | 4.72 | 4.43 | 5.07 |
| Net Income | $605.71M | $125.28M | $122.64M | $978.73M |
| 7 Day Performance | 4.33% | 2.68% | 8.46% | 3.35% |
| 1 Month Performance | 7.26% | 2.76% | 10.47% | 3.64% |
| 1 Year Performance | 42.14% | 37.26% | 10.95% | 17.28% |
Booz Allen Hamilton Competitors List
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| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITGartner | 3.9459 of 5 stars3.95 / 5 stars | $510.56 +1.0% | $521.00 +2.0% | +45.8% | $39.34B | $5.90B | 50.80 | 20,237 | Insider Selling Short Interest ↑ |
| CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions | 4.5837 of 5 stars4.58 / 5 stars | $77.21 +1.2% | $77.44 +0.3% | +10.0% | $38.39B | $19.27B | 18.56 | 347,700 | Analyst Upgrade Short Interest ↑ Analyst Revision |
| LDOSLeidos | 3.7946 of 5 stars3.79 / 5 stars | $155.50 +1.2% | $163.08 +4.9% | +65.3% | $20.95B | $15.44B | 67.03 | 47,000 | Ex-Dividend Positive News |
| EPAMEPAM Systems | 4.8989 of 5 stars4.90 / 5 stars | $201.88 -0.2% | $258.32 +28.0% | -23.5% | $11.50B | $4.69B | 27.62 | 53,150 | Short Interest ↓ |
| CACICACI International | 3.3108 of 5 stars3.31 / 5 stars | $476.24 +1.0% | $463.00 -2.8% | +49.8% | $10.62B | $7.66B | 27.51 | 24,000 | |
| DOXAmdocs | 4.7785 of 5 stars4.78 / 5 stars | $86.49 +1.7% | $102.50 +18.5% | -0.5% | $10.17B | $4.89B | 19.44 | 30,695 | Analyst Upgrade Positive News |
| TDCTeradata | 4.9523 of 5 stars4.95 / 5 stars | $28.51 +2.6% | $40.36 +41.6% | -36.1% | $2.76B | $1.80B | 67.88 | 6,500 | |
| HCKTThe Hackett Group | 4.3653 of 5 stars4.37 / 5 stars | $25.60 +1.9% | $28.00 +9.4% | +7.3% | $707.84M | $296.59M | 20.32 | 1,350 | News Coverage |
| UISUnisys | 2.799 of 5 stars2.80 / 5 stars | $5.60 +6.1% | N/A | +66.2% | $388.30M | $2.02B | -0.95 | 16,500 | News Coverage |
| FORRForrester Research | 4.1722 of 5 stars4.17 / 5 stars | $19.13 +3.0% | N/A | -36.2% | $364.62M | $480.78M | 637.67 | 1,744 | Short Interest ↓ |
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