Capital Investment Advisors LLC Has $686,000 Position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Capital Investment Advisors LLC cut its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 47.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,130 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 7,381 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $686,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 2nd quarter valued at $168,069,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 48.6% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,812,243 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $377,488,000 after purchasing an additional 1,246,451 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 49.7% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,345,982 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $240,698,000 after purchasing an additional 779,156 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 56.6% during the third quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 1,983,838 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $198,285,000 after purchasing an additional 716,780 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 1,269.7% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 665,152 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $66,482,000 after purchasing an additional 616,591 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $78.85 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.61 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The business has a 50-day moving average of $82.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.21. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1 year low of $73.93 and a 1 year high of $130.91.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is presently 35.07%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on BAH shares. Truist Financial set a $98.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $101.25.

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.