10,515 Shares in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Bought by AlphaQuest LLC

AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 10,515 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,051,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. West Branch Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% in the third quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.9% during the second quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 338 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the period. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE BAH opened at $88.30 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $89.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $96.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 52-week low of $79.23 and a 52-week high of $134.27. The stock has a market cap of $10.65 billion, a PE ratio of 13.12, a PEG ratio of 5.19 and a beta of 0.33.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.55 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a $0.59 dividend. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.69%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on BAH. Bank of America lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. TD Cowen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.93.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a publicly traded management and technology consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company provides a wide range of professional services and solutions in strategy, analytics, digital transformation, engineering and cyber security. Its expertise spans from supporting federal civilian agencies to defense, intelligence and homeland security organizations, as well as select commercial industries.

Key offerings include data analytics and artificial intelligence applications, software development and modernization, systems integration, and cyber risk management.