Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) EVP Sells $27,747.00 in Stock

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) EVP Richard Crowe sold 180 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.15, for a total value of $27,747.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 17,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,695,466.90. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BAH opened at $158.51 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $147.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $138.89. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 1 year low of $89.80 and a 1 year high of $164.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.57 billion, a PE ratio of 51.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.53.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 24th. The business services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.71 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 65.31%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.01 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 5.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $138.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $120.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $148.44.

Institutional Trading of Booz Allen Hamilton

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 112.4% during the first quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 206 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 103.6% during the 1st quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 226 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the first quarter valued at about $35,000. Smithfield Trust Co increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 87.7% during the fourth quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 259 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter worth about $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. It also focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing.