Booz Allen Hamilton Shares Soar 3.51% on NGA Contract

Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) shares surged 3.51% today, reaching their highest level since February 2025 with an intraday gain of 3.82%.

The strategy of buying BAH shares after they reached a recent high and holding for one week resulted in poor performance over the past five years. The strategy yielded a return of -4.19%, significantly underperforming the benchmark return of 39.28%. The excess return was -43.48%, and the CAGR was -1.85%, indicating a decline in value. The strategy also had a Sharpe ratio of -0.48, a maximum drawdown of -6.39%, and a volatility of 3.84%, highlighting its high risk and negative returns.

Booz Allen Hamilton has recently secured a significant contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide commercial geospatial intelligence data. This contract is part of a broader series of major agreements with NGA, highlighting Booz Allen's pivotal role in delivering advanced AI and data analytics to bolster national geospatial intelligence capabilities. The strategic importance of these contracts is expected to have a positive impact on BAH's stock performance, as they underscore the company's expertise and leadership in the field of geospatial intelligence.