Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Stock Holdings Reduced by Credit Agricole S A

Key Points

• Credit Agricole S A reduced its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 48.0%, selling 39,008 shares and holding 42,183 shares valued at approximately $4.41 million after the sale.
• Several hedge funds have recently increased their investments in Booz Allen Hamilton, with Dimensional Fund Advisors raising their holdings by 15.8% and Tower Research Capital boosting theirs by 92.5%.
• Booz Allen Hamilton announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55, equating to an annualized dividend of $2.20, representing a 2.0% yield.

Credit Agricole S A lowered its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 48.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 42,183 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 39,008 shares during the quarter. Credit Agricole S A's holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $4,411,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BAH. Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,739 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.9% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $26,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Intrust Bank NA raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.6% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 2,389 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 0.6%

NYSE:BAH traded up $0.69 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $110.13. 2,476,916 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,279,332. The firm has a market cap of $13.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.47. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a twelve month low of $98.95 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 stock's fifty day moving average price is $107.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $111.11.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.38 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton's quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. On average, research analysts expect 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 will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Booz Allen Hamilton's payout ratio is 27.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on BAH shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Barclays cut their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group set a $119.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $134.00.

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.