Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) and Lightbridge (NASDAQ:LTBR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Booz Allen Hamilton and Lightbridge, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Lightbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Booz Allen Hamilton presently has a consensus target price of $52.88, indicating a potential upside of 21.66%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than Lightbridge.
Profitability
This table compares Booz Allen Hamilton and Lightbridge’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 5.50% | 58.75% | 9.61% |
| Lightbridge | N/A | -65.44% | -61.76% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
93.2% of Booz Allen Hamilton…
