Analyzing Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) and ALS (OTCMKTS:CPBLF)

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) and ALS (OTCMKTS:CPBLF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Booz Allen Hamilton and ALS, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Booz Allen Hamilton	1	2	7	0	2.60
ALS	0	0	0	0	N/A

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus price target of $156.56, indicating a potential upside of 5.75%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than ALS.

Profitability

This table compares Booz Allen Hamilton and ALS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Booz Allen Hamilton	5.57%	65.80%	10.51%
ALS	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of ALS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Booz Allen Hamilton and ALS’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton	$10.95 billion	1.75	$605.71 million	$4.60	32.18
ALS	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.29	29.44

Booz Allen Hamilton has higher revenue and earnings than ALS. ALS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Booz Allen Hamilton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Booz Allen Hamilton pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ALS pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 44.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ALS pays out 134.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Booz Allen Hamilton has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Summary

Booz Allen Hamilton beats ALS on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. It focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing. The company offers artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer network related operations. In addition, it provides data science, engineering, visualization, and analysis related capabilities. Further, the company engages in user experience, user interface, graphic and web design, design thinking, sketching, and digital product design capabilities. Additionally, it architects and engineers help accelerate, scale, secure, and transform mission and business outcomes using the technologies and partner offering; offers software engineering in agile practices, DevSecOps, automation and Cloud, and Low/No Code Platform engineering; systems and digital engineering; and tech strategy and product management. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

About ALS

ALS Limited provides professional technical services primarily in the areas of testing, measurement, and inspection in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. It operates in two segments, Commodities and Life Sciences. The Commodities segment offers assaying and analytical testing, and metallurgical services for the mining and mineral exploration companies. Its testing and consulting services cover the resource life cycle, including exploration, feasibility, optimization, production, design, development, trade, and rehabilitation. This segment also provides coal sampling, analysis and certification, formation evaluation, and related analytical testing services. The Life Sciences segment offers analytical testing and sampling, and remote monitoring services for the environmental, food, pharmaceutical, and consumer products markets; and microbiological, physical, and chemical testing services. This segment provides analytical testing data to assist consulting and engineering firms, industries, and governments. ALS Limited was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.