Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Bought by Calamos Advisors LLC

Calamos Advisors LLC increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 37.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 80,500 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,000 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $8,382,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BAH. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.9% in the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 338 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 1st quarter worth $37,000. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on BAH shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Zacks Research cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (down from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Cowen downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $110.82.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 0.7%

NYSE BAH opened at $84.25 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.86, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.39. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $105.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 52 week low of $82.23 and a 52 week high of $170.05.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.06% and a return on equity of 71.87%. The business had revenue of $2.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is 33.59%.

Booz Allen Hamilton Profile

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.