American Century Companies Inc. Has $24.97 Million Holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 8.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 249,866 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,927 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.21% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $24,974,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its holdings 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. West Branch Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% during the 3rd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 289 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in 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 valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the period. Finally, Eastern Bank bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the third quarter valued at about $35,000. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BAH opened at $81.79 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $86.42 and a 200-day moving average of $91.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a twelve month low of $73.93 and a twelve month high of $130.91. The firm has a market cap of $9.86 billion, a PE ratio of 12.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.81 and a beta of 0.37.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.55 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is currently 35.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. DA Davidson set a $81.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial set a $98.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $101.25.

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.