Ellsworth Advisors LLC Acquires New Holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Ellsworth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 27,503 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,320,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% during 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. Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. West Branch Capital LLC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% in the 3rd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on BAH shares. DA Davidson set a $81.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Citigroup upped their price target 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. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $98.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $97.08.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

NYSE:BAH opened at $80.45 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $81.70 and a 200-day moving average of $87.97. The firm has a market cap of $9.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.58 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a twelve month low of $73.93 and a twelve month high of $130.91.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.51. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 76.79%. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.55 EPS. The business’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. Analysts forecast 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 paid a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is 35.07%.

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.