Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Is Ready to Rise

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Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) was founded in Illinois in 1914 by Edwin Booz. He wanted to create a company that could look objectively at others and then offer suggestions on how to improve internal and external business execution. Basically, Booz Allen Hamilton was the birth of the corporate consultant.

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While its first clients were major corporations like Goodyear (NASDAQ:GT) and Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE:CP), the real game-changer came after World War II.

Like many companies that were around back then, the war — and its aftermath — provided a business watershed.

The History of BAH Stock

BAH started getting federal government contracts, as well as military contracts. It was also getting international contracts to help rebuild war-torn governments. The U.S. government needed help organizing its growth as the nation’s needs and prosperity grew. And it was Booz Allen Hamilton that was there to help manage and staff it.

Beyond bragging rights for its executives, a company like this is able to deliver consistent earnings growth and perennial popularity on Wall Street — two hallmarks of my Growth Investor strategy that’s behind all the best stock picks of my career. This is what you call a bulletproof business model.

In Washington, there’s a term for all of these consulting firms filled with former military, technical and government top brass. Thanks to the depth of knowledge that these employees have, the term is “Beltway Bandits.” And BAH is the blue blood of the Beltway Bandits.

There are many key players in important positions that are on contract from BAH. Whether it’s engineering, tech or policy expertise, BAH is the go-to spot for talent.

Remember Edward Snowden, the man who released all that National Security Agency information? He was a consultant working with the NSA on behalf of Booz Allen Hamilton.

Outsourcing

Since former President Ronald Reagan’s administration, outsourcing has been a big concept in governments of all sizes, especially the federal government.

So, instead of hiring more analysts, intelligence agencies outsource the jobs to companies that specialize in intelligence workers — workers with security clearances who are usually former intelligence officers that can make a lot more money as a contractor. This concept works in every sector, from programmers to structural engineers to geologists.

In 2013, Bloomberg called Booz Allen Hamilton the world’s most profitable spy organization, due to its massive hiring after 9/11.

But BAH is far more than that. It’s still deeply involved in management consulting for both public and private organizations as well as the U.S. government. It’s also a thought leader on cybersecurity and telecommunications strategies.

And in an increasingly tense and digital world, security and organization are very important.

The company is now sporting a market cap of nearly $10 billion and continues to grow. Its fiscal first-quarter earnings beat estimates yet again. These earnings beats are what we need to see at Growth Investor, and any investor would do well to crunch these numbers.

Even if there’s a global slowdown, there’s enough chaos out there that many companies are interested in learning how to navigate this environment, and BAH is one of the best teachers.

BAH stock is up 139% in the past three years, 47% in the past 12 months and 58% year-to-date. Yet with all that growth behind and ahead, it’s trading at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of just 23.5.

It’s no surprise then that my Portfolio Grader gives BAH stock an “A” rating.

What’s more, BAH stock offers something that’s irresistible in a low-interest-rate environment: a halfway decent dividend. Currently, shares are yielding 1.3% on top of the fat capital gains.

Why Dividend Growth Stocks Are Especially Important Today

These days, the global bond market is just going haywire: We’ve got falling and even negative yields overseas. But as investors retreat to U.S. Treasurys it’s causing bizarre effects here, too. Just look at what happened this summer, when the two-year Treasury actually began to yield MORE than the 10-year Treasury.

And even the 30-year Treasury can’t be relied upon for good yield anymore. In August, its yield dropped below 2% for the first time ever.

So — whether you’re managing big institutional cash or your own portfolio — you’ll also want to look at the group of stocks I’ve nicknamed the Money Magnets.

Not only did these stocks earn an “A” in my Portfolio Grader, thanks to strong buying pressure and great fundamentals …

The stocks also earn an “A” in my Dividend Grader. These stocks are able to pay great yields — and have the strong business model to back it up.

All in all, I’ve got 28 strong dividend growth stocks for you now in Growth Investor  — averaging 4.2% yields — far more than the S&P 500 or even a Treasury bond. These stocks are poised to do well as we continue to see international capital flow to the U.S. markets. Click here to see how I found these stocks, and how you can get great performance out of YOUR portfolio — come what may.

Louis Navellier had an unconventional start, as a grad student who accidentally built a market-beating stock system — with returns rivaling even Warren Buffett. In his latest feat, Louis discovered the “Master Key” to profiting from the biggest tech revolution of this (or any) generation. Louis Navellier may hold some of the aforementioned securities in one or more of his newsletters.


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