New York State Teachers Retirement System Increases Stock Position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Key Points

• New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Booz Allen by 439.1% in Q4, buying 50,104 shares to hold 61,515 shares valued at about $5.19 million (≈0.05% of the company).
• Analysts are mixed but cautious: the consensus rating is Reduce with an average target of $94.17, and recent price targets range roughly from $81 to $115 across buy/hold/sell views.
• BAH trades near its 12‑month low (~$76 at the open reported) with a market cap of $9.21 billion and a trailing P/E of 11.35, and institutional investors own about 91.82% of the stock.

New York State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 439.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 61,515 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 50,104 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System owned about 0.05% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $5,189,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Activest Wealth Management grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 141.3% during the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 304 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the period. Torren Management LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% during the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the period. Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.0% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 289 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on BAH shares. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $109.00 to $87.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $85.00 target price for the company. Finally, DA Davidson set a $81.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $94.17.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

BAH stock opened at $76.36 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $79.27 and a 200-day moving average of $84.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.40 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 12 month low of $73.93 and a 12 month high of $130.91.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a publicly traded management and technology consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company provides a wide range of professional services and solutions in strategy, analytics, digital transformation, engineering and cyber security. Its expertise spans from supporting federal civilian agencies to defense, intelligence and homeland security organizations, as well as select commercial industries.

Key offerings include data analytics and artificial intelligence applications, software development and modernization, systems integration, and cyber risk management.

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