Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Purchased by Geneos Wealth Management Inc.

Key Points

• Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 44.0% during the first quarter, holding 9,809 shares valued at approximately $1,026,000.
• Analyst ratings for Booz Allen Hamilton show mixed opinions, with one upgrade to "outperform" by William Blair, while others maintain a "hold" rating, leading to an average target price of $134.00.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share, reflecting a dividend yield of 2.1%, with a payout ratio of 27.03%.

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 44.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,809 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 2,995 shares during the quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $1,026,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.5% during the first quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,739 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $286,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.9% during the first quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 2,137 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 74.5% during the first 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 period. Intrust Bank NA lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.6% during the first quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 4,544 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $475,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.5% during the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 2,389 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $250,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on BAH. UBS Group set a $119.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. William Blair raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 24th. One investment 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

BAH stock traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $101.75. The stock had a trading volume of 1,718,119 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,223,624. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $108.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $109.99. 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 company has a market cap of $12.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.45. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 52-week low of $98.95 and a 52-week high of $190.59.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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%.

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.