Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Holdings Lifted 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 boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 1,752.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,739 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $286,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the period. Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 2,137 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $225,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 74.5% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 246 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. Intrust Bank NA lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 4,544 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $475,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 2,389 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $250,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on BAH shares. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $108.00 to $94.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group set a $119.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, William Blair upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. One equities research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE BAH traded up $0.13 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $101.75. 1,718,119 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,400,936. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $108.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $109.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1 year low of $98.95 and a 1 year high of $190.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.45.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.38 EPS. The firm's 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, equities analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Booz Allen Hamilton's 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.