Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Bought by Jump Financial LLC

Key Points

• Jump Financial LLC significantly increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 107.8%, owning approximately $29.83 million worth of the stock after purchasing 147,931 additional shares.
• Multiple institutional investors also adjusted their holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton, with a total of 91.82% of the stock owned by institutions and hedge funds.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on Booz Allen Hamilton, with the stock currently holding a consensus rating of "Hold" and a target price of $134.00 following recent downgrades from some investment firms.

Jump Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 107.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 285,218 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 147,931 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC owned approximately 0.23% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $29,828,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,254,345 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $161,434,000 after buying an additional 170,934 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 92.5% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,599 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $721,000 after purchasing an additional 2,691 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 140.6% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 705 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 86.5% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 144,809 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $18,592,000 after purchasing an additional 67,178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinebridge Investments L.P. increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 86.4% during the 4th quarter. Pinebridge Investments L.P. now owns 64,216 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $8,265,000 after purchasing an additional 29,759 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on BAH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective 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. Raymond James Financial reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, William Blair raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. One 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 0.6%

Booz Allen Hamilton stock traded up $0.69 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $110.13. 2,476,916 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,626,198. The company's fifty day moving average price is $107.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $111.11. The company has a market cap of $13.57 billion, a PE ratio of 13.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.47. 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 Holding Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $98.95 and a fifty-two week high of $190.59.

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 for 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%.Booz Allen Hamilton's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Booz Allen Hamilton's payout ratio is 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.