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

AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 86.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 417,686 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 193,867 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned 0.33% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $53,756,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 387.5% in the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 195 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 144.1% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 227 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3,314.3% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 239 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the period. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE:BAH opened at $119.55 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $110.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $132.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 12-month low of $101.05 and a 12-month high of $190.59. The firm has a market cap of $15.14 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.58.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 68.97%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were issued a $0.55 dividend. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.84%. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio is presently 32.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised Booz Allen Hamilton to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. William Blair cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Raymond James upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $146.45.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

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.

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