Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Purchased by Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec

Key Points

• Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec has increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.7%, holding 750,238 shares valued at approximately $78.46 million as of its latest SEC filing.
• Several large investors, including Wellington Management and Janus Henderson Group, have significantly increased their holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton, indicating a strong interest in the company among institutional investors.
• Booz Allen Hamilton reported quarterly earnings of $1.48 per share, surpassing analysts' expectations, although revenue fell slightly short at $2.92 billion compared to forecasts.

Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 3.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 750,238 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 26,524 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec owned about 0.59% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $78,460,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 74.5% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 246 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 2,316.7% in the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 290 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock traded up $0.67 during trading on Friday, hitting $108.89. 798,841 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,487,585. The stock has a market cap of $13.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.47. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $108.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $110.86. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 12-month low of $98.95 and a 12-month high of $190.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.78.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on BAH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. 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. Finally, 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $134.00.

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.