Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Bought by Empowered Funds LLC

Key Points

• Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 387.9%, owning approximately 0.08% of the company with holdings valued at $10.8 million.
• Wall Street analysts have mixed opinions on Booz Allen Hamilton, with an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $134.00, highlighting both a revised sell rating and a drop in price targets from some firms.
• Booz Allen Hamilton announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55, yielding 2.1%, indicating a disciplined approach to returning value to shareholders.

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 387.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 103,472 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 82,263 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC owned approximately 0.08% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $10,821,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BAH. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter worth $434,000. Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 73.8% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 465,779 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $59,946,000 after acquiring an additional 197,733 shares during the last quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 90.1% during the fourth quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 84,594 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $10,887,000 after acquiring an additional 40,101 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 43,494 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $5,599,000 after acquiring an additional 1,876 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter valued at about $643,000. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Raymond James Financial restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. William Blair upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. One investment 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of BAH stock traded down $2.08 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $102.54. The stock had a trading volume of 422,581 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,218,347. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 12-month low of $98.95 and a 12-month high of $190.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.45. The firm's 50-day moving average is $108.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $110.02. 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 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 firm had revenue of $2.92 billion during 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 business's revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. On average, analysts predict 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.