Why Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Fell Even as the Market Rallied Today
Shares of consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) fell on Friday, down as much as 5.1% before recovering a bit to a 1.7% decline as of 1 p.m. ET. The decline was notable in comparison with the S&P 500 index, which had rallied 1.3% at that time. Booz Allen had some negative news today as a result of the Department of Defense announcing big spending cuts. The company gets virtually all of its revenue from government contracts, and the stock has sold off hard since Election Day on the expectation it would lose business.However, are today's cuts already priced into the stock?Continue reading

Shares of consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) fell on Friday, down as much as 5.1% before recovering a bit to a 1.7% decline as of 1 p.m. ET. The decline was notable in comparison with the S&P 500 index, which had rallied 1.3% at that time.
Booz Allen had some negative news today as a result of the Department of Defense announcing big spending cuts. The company gets virtually all of its revenue from government contracts, and the stock has sold off hard since Election Day on the expectation it would lose business.
However, are today's cuts already priced into the stock?