Machina Capital S.A.S. Increases Stock Holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Machina Capital S.A.S. boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 93.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,118 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S.’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Booz Allen Hamilton

In related news, CEO Horacio Rozanski purchased 23,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 687,745 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $58,224,491.70. This trade represents a 3.58% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BAH opened at $85.46 on Wednesday. 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 twelve month low of $82.23 and a twelve month high of $190.59. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $99.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $106.88. The stock has a market cap of $10.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.42.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 71.87% and a net margin of 7.06%.The company had revenue of $2.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be paid 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 dividend payout ratio is 33.59%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Zacks Research cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Truist Financial set a $90.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Bank of America cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, October 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $110.82.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company 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.