Trexquant Investment LP Grows Stock Holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 14.3% in Q1, acquiring a total of 122,177 shares valued at approximately $12.8 million.
• Booz Allen Hamilton reported an EPS of $1.48 for its last quarter, exceeding analyst expectations, while the company’s revenue decreased by 0.6% year-over-year to $2.92 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share, representing a 2.0% yield, with stockholders of record receiving it on August 14th.

Trexquant Investment LP lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 14.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 122,177 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 15,251 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP owned about 0.10% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $12,777,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BAH. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 74.5% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 246 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 627.3% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 320 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CX Institutional purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. 91.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on BAH shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target 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 cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $108.00 to $94.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock traded up $1.31 on Tuesday, reaching $110.03. 626,351 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,245,834. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1-year low of $98.95 and a 1-year high of $190.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $108.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.56 billion, a PE ratio of 13.52, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.45.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The business had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share. The business's revenue 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's payout ratio is 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.