Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $1.45 Million Holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 417.1% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 13,962 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,262 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $1,454,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% in 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 in the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the first quarter valued at about $35,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the first quarter valued at about $35,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.9% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter worth about $37,000. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Booz Allen Hamilton

In other news, CEO Horacio Rozanski purchased 23,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 687,745 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,224,491.70. The trade was a 3.58% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.91% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $83.32 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $92.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $102.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 1.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.72, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.39. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 52 week low of $79.23 and a 52 week high of $150.12.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAH has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Tuesday. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 17th. Bank of America cut 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. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.82.

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.