Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,427,525 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the December 15th total of 7,729,871 shares. Currently, 7.8% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,698,338 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days. Based on an average daily volume of 3,698,338 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 7.8% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Booz Allen Hamilton news, CEO Horacio Rozanski bought 23,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 687,745 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,224,491.70. This represents a 3.58% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,719,306 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,371,245,000 after buying an additional 582,069 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 48.6% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,812,243 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $377,488,000 after acquiring an additional 1,246,451 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,571,053 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $356,927,000 after acquiring an additional 342,252 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,545,572 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $216,094,000 after acquiring an additional 199,590 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,417,306 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $251,000,000 after purchasing an additional 37,519 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE BAH traded up $0.53 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $97.64. The stock had a trading volume of 2,243,799 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,626,290. The stock has a market cap of $11.84 billion, a PE ratio of 14.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.34. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 1 year low of $79.23 and a 1 year high of $146.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.76. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $87.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $97.47.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.49. The business had revenue of $2.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 71.87% and a net margin of 7.06%.The company’s revenue was down 8.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.81 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on BAH shares. Truist Financial set a $90.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 24th. Bank of America cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.46.

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.