Centiva Capital LP Makes New $4.68 Million Investment in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

Centiva Capital LP bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 36,366 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $4,680,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in BAH. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2,781.7% in the 4th quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP now owns 44,753 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $5,760,000 after acquiring an additional 43,200 shares during the period. Bridgefront Capital LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter worth about $397,000. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 903,606 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $116,294,000 after purchasing an additional 47,169 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,643,000. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter worth approximately $61,000. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

NYSE BAH opened at $119.14 on Tuesday. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 1 year low of $101.05 and a 1 year high of $190.59. The business's fifty day moving average is $111.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $131.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.57.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. On average, research analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $164.00 to $148.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. William Blair cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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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