Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Sold by Bahl & Gaynor Inc.

Bahl & Gaynor Inc. decreased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 24.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 586,646 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 194,845 shares during the quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc.’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $58,635,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of BAH. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 249,866 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $24,974,000 after purchasing an additional 18,927 shares in the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.4% in the third quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 25,999 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,599,000 after buying an additional 855 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 56.6% in the third quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 1,983,838 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $198,285,000 after acquiring an additional 716,780 shares in the last quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 2,890 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $289,000 after acquiring an additional 454 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 3rd quarter worth $715,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on BAH. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on 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. Citigroup lifted their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $81.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $101.25.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $78.79 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.71, a PEG ratio of 4.63 and a beta of 0.37. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a twelve month low of $73.93 and a twelve month high of $130.91. 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 business’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.43.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 76.79% and a net margin of 7.35%.The firm’s revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.55 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS. Equities research 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 company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a $0.59 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton’s 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.