CATALYSTChartMill • 18h ago
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Why BAH Stock advanced +0.90% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$84.23 +0.90% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 66/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.
ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH
Cap $9.99B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C+
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk C+
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.6% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:59% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
41% PutsMax Pain: $83.00
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Why BAH Stock advanced +0.90% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH) advanced +0.90% to $84.23 as options desks priced 59% call premium vs. 41% put protection around the $83 max-pain magnet. Solid 53% profit margin (20% return on capital), mixed timing at 12x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 50% of its 52-week range ($59.5 – $109.1) with RSI-14 at 79.6 (OVERBOUGHT (>70)).
- ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.6M in bullish call flow vs. $1.9M in put flow (Put/Call 0.70x, implied earnings swing ±7.2%).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C+ (Hold) backed by 52.7% gross margin and $536.2M annual free cash flow.
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CATALYSTYahoo • 5d ago
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TD Cowen Upgrades Booz Allen Hamilton Holding to Buy from Hold🔴 SUNDAY NIGHT PREP • 7:00 PM ETHosted Live by Perry Belcher & Guest Trading Systems Desk
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BAH // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +13.78%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT
2026-10-30O $85.60H $90.18L $85.28C $88.49VOL 3.87M
RES: $85.76SUP: $68.43SMA50: $75.14SMA200: $76.54
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
2.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. -6.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDWhy is BAH stock moving today?
Why BAH Stock advanced +0.90% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 53% profit margin (20% return on capital), mixed timing at 12x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.