Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Bought by Black Creek Investment Management Inc.

Black Creek Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 15.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,088,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 279,025 shares during the quarter. Booz Allen Hamilton makes up 9.8% of Black Creek Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Black Creek Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $208,743,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the second 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 last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% in the third quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings 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 worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the period. Finally, Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

BAH stock opened at $79.12 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $86.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $92.00. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 52-week low of $73.93 and a 52-week high of $130.91. The company has a market capitalization of $9.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.76, a PEG ratio of 4.57 and a beta of 0.37. 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 (NYSE:BAH) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. The company had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 76.79% and a net margin of 7.35%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.59 dividend. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.07%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAH has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price 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. Zacks Research raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average 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.