Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Acquired by GFI Investment Counsel Ltd.

Key Points

• GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 22.7% in the first quarter, owning 387,611 shares worth approximately $40.5 million as of the last quarter.
• Booz Allen Hamilton recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share, which represents an annualized yield of 2.0% and a payout ratio of 27.03%.
• Analysts have set various price targets for Booz Allen Hamilton, with a consensus rating of "Hold" and a price target averaging $134.00.

GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. grew its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 22.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 387,611 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 71,688 shares during the period. Booz Allen Hamilton accounts for approximately 4.7% of GFI Investment Counsel Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. GFI Investment Counsel Ltd. owned about 0.31% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $40,536,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 10.2% in the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 52,889 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $5,531,000 after buying an additional 4,905 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter valued at about $11,715,000. Diameter Capital Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter valued at about $6,435,000. Alta Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 10.2% in the first quarter. Alta Capital Management LLC now owns 225,636 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $23,597,000 after buying an additional 20,848 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 7,839.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 209,055 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $21,863,000 after buying an additional 206,422 shares during the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and reduced their target price for the company from $108.00 to $94.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. UBS Group set a $119.00 price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, William Blair raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Booz Allen Hamilton stock traded down $0.4910 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $109.4390. The company had a trading volume of 699,948 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,275,695. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1 year low of $98.95 and a 1 year 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. The company has a market capitalization of $13.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.47. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $107.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $111.24.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The company had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.96 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict 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 will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend 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.