Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Buys Shares of 7,085 Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 7,085 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $912,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in BAH. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 387.5% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 144.1% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 227 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 3,314.3% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 239 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $109.07 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $13.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.58. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $115.43 and its 200 day moving average is $138.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.57. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a one year low of $101.05 and a one year high of $190.59.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 68.97%. As a group, research analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.02%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Raymond James raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $142.00 to $140.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $158.27.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

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 focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing.