B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Buys New Position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG has acquired 2,610 shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, valued at approximately $273,000, as reported in its recent 13F filing with the SEC.
• Institutional ownership of Booz Allen Hamilton is significant, with 91.82% of the stock held by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
• Booz Allen Hamilton recently reported earnings of $1.48 per share, exceeding analyst estimates, while the company's revenue was $2.92 billion, slightly below expectations.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,610 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $273,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,556 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $200,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 706,792 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $90,964,000 after purchasing an additional 93,092 shares during the period. Comerica Bank increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 59,302 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $7,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,261 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $434,000. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on BAH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. William Blair raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $119.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 3.1%

BAH traded down $3.41 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $106.68. 1,417,486 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,364,807. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.15 billion, a PE ratio of 13.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $108.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.64. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1 year low of $98.95 and a 1 year high of $190.59.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 73.05% and a net margin of 8.70%.The company had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Booz Allen Hamilton's payout ratio is presently 27.03%.

Booz Allen Hamilton 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.