Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Sold by Rathbones Group PLC

Rathbones Group PLC decreased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 8.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 728,459 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 70,806 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC owned 0.60% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $61,453,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BAH. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% during the third quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 289 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP purchased a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on BAH shares. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $85.00 price target for the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $97.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. DA Davidson set a $81.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $98.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $95.25.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE BAH opened at $83.06 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.02 billion, a PE ratio of 12.34, a PEG ratio of 4.77 and a beta of 0.35. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a twelve month low of $73.93 and a twelve month high of $130.91. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $81.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $87.61.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 76.79% and a net margin of 7.35%.The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.55 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton’s revenue 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th were paid a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is 35.07%.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

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.