Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Purchased by DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale

Key Points

• DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 20% in the second quarter, owning a total of 162,666 shares valued at approximately $16.74 million.
• Booz Allen Hamilton reported earnings of $1.48 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, with a net margin of 8.70% and revenue down 0.6% year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55, representing a yield of 2.2% and a payout ratio of 27.03%.

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 20.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 162,666 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 27,057 shares during the quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale owned 0.13% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $16,742,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,739 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $286,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Roundview Capital LLC lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.3% during the second quarter. Roundview Capital LLC now owns 37,258 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,880,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.9% in the first quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 2,137 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Intrust Bank NA increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.6% in the first quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 4,544 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $475,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.9% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,483 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $675,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 1.9%

BAH opened at $98.73 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $103.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $108.30. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a twelve month low of $95.00 and a twelve month high of $190.59. 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 firm has a market cap of $12.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.42.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's payout ratio is currently 27.03%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research lowered Booz Allen Hamilton from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. UBS Group set a $119.00 price target on Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $129.45.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company 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.

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