Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Acquired by Jones Financial Companies Lllp

Key Points

• Jones Financial Companies Lllp significantly increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 1,752.8%, holding a total of 26,162 shares worth approximately $2.74 million after purchasing an additional 24,750 shares in the first quarter.
• Booz Allen Hamilton reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.48 for the latest quarter, outperforming estimates, with revenue reaching $2.92 billion, slightly below analyst expectations.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share, contributing to an annualized yield of 2.1%, with a payout ratio of 27.03%.

Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 1,752.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,162 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 24,750 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp's holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $2,736,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in BAH. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter worth $434,000. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.5% during the 4th 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 period. Graham Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter worth $643,000. Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 170.1% in the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 37,458 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,821,000 after buying an additional 23,589 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 21,297 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,741,000 after buying an additional 775 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on BAH shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 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. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BAH traded up $0.78 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $104.62. The company had a trading volume of 1,427,384 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,405,966. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1 year low of $98.95 and a 1 year high of $190.59. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $108.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $110.03. 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 stock has a market cap of $12.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.45.

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, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. The company 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 firm's quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.03%.

Booz Allen Hamilton 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.