Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Position Trimmed by Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. decreased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 10.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 97,046 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 10,822 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. owned about 0.08% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $9,700,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BAH. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.9% in 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 last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the second quarter worth $39,000. 91.82% of the stock is 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 firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $84.66 per share, with a total value 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 represents a 3.58% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

NYSE:BAH opened at $85.05 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $86.43 and its 200-day moving average is $98.65. The company has a market cap of $10.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.98, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 1.76. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 52-week low of $79.23 and a 52-week high of $146.95.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.81 EPS. The firm’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 anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on BAH. UBS Group dropped their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Bank of America cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $105.00 target price (down from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped 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 research note on Monday, October 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $108.23.

Booz Allen Hamilton 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.