Optimize Financial Inc Invests $1.76 Million in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Key Points

• Optimize Financial Inc has invested approximately $1.76 million in Booz Allen Hamilton by purchasing 16,862 shares, making it the fund's 20th largest holding.
• Booz Allen Hamilton reported an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.48, exceeding analysts' expectations of $1.45, but experienced a 0.6% decline in revenue year-over-year.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55, yielding an annualized dividend of 2.2% and maintaining a dividend payout ratio of 27.03%.

Optimize Financial Inc bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 16,862 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,763,000. Booz Allen Hamilton accounts for 0.7% of Optimize Financial Inc's holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BAH. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.5% in the first quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,739 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.9% during the first quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 2,137 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 74.5% during the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 246 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Intrust Bank NA lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.6% during the first quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 4,544 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $475,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.5% during the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 2,389 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 0.7%

NYSE BAH opened at $101.73 on Tuesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $108.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $110.28. 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 $12.54 billion, a PE ratio of 12.50, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.45. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 12 month low of $98.95 and a 12 month high of $190.59.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 2.2%. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio is presently 27.03%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. One equities 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $134.00.

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.

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