Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Bought by GFI Investment Counsel Ltd.

GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 407,468 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,789 shares during the period. Booz Allen Hamilton accounts for approximately 4.2% of GFI Investment Counsel Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. owned 0.34% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $40,726,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,719,306 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,371,245,000 after purchasing an additional 582,069 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 10.6% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,571,053 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $356,927,000 after acquiring an additional 342,252 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.2% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,565,792 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $264,251,000 after purchasing an additional 943,660 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.6% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,417,306 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $251,000,000 after purchasing an additional 37,519 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 49.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,345,982 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $240,698,000 after acquiring an additional 779,156 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BAH has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price target on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $97.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given 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 an average price target of $101.25.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of BAH stock opened at $81.41 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $86.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.18. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $73.93 and a fifty-two week high of $130.91. The firm has a market cap of $9.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.10, a PEG ratio of 4.81 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.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were given a dividend of $0.59 per share. 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 dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.07%.

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.