Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) Shares Sold by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. decreased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) by 27.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,557 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 978 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $329,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BAH. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,341,533 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $381,898,000 after buying an additional 58,038 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 28.5% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,288,101 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $209,651,000 after acquiring an additional 285,621 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 957,300 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $155,810,000 after purchasing an additional 32,897 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.1% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 856,437 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $139,394,000 after purchasing an additional 9,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 30.2% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 631,703 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $102,809,000 after purchasing an additional 146,420 shares during the period. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE:BAH opened at $128.98 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $134.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $149.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.48 billion, a PE ratio of 19.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 12 month low of $121.02 and a 12 month high of $190.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 70.51% and a net margin of 7.39%. Research analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.71%. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.40%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAH has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $180.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. 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 report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $142.00 to $140.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $158.80.

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.