Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) Shares Purchased by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) by 5.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,265 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 113 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $292,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BAH. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 3rd quarter worth about $48,349,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 28.5% in the third 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 buying an additional 285,621 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 111.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 356,828 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $58,077,000 after buying an additional 188,185 shares during the period. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1,207.8% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 189,899 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $24,440,000 after buying an additional 175,378 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 34.8% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 627,446 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $102,437,000 after acquiring an additional 162,083 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

NYSE:BAH opened at $117.68 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $131.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $148.61. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 1-year low of $115.97 and a 1-year high of $190.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.54, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.55.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 68.97% and a net margin of 7.39%. Analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.33 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.87%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.40%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $185.00 to $155.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Barclays raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, February 7th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $160.00 price objective for the company. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $158.91.

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.