Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) Shares Purchased by Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC

Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 315,409 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 5,372 shares during the period. Booz Allen Hamilton makes up 2.1% of Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC's holdings, making the stock its 15th largest position. Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC owned approximately 0.25% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $40,593,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC now owns 1,660 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $214,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 1,816 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $234,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,160 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $535,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 10,171 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,309,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the period. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 16,579 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,134,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAH has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $164.00 to $148.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Raymond James upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $150.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $146.45.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Shares of BAH stock opened at $128.90 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The company has a market capitalization of $16.32 billion, a PE ratio of 19.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.56. The firm's 50-day moving average is $113.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $127.97. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 12 month low of $101.05 and a 12 month high of $190.59.

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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