Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Stake Raised by Plato Investment Management Ltd

Key Points

• Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 62.6% during the 1st quarter, holding nearly 10,000 shares valued at $1,055,000 as of its latest SEC filing.
• Several other institutional investors, including MassMutual and Brooklyn Investment Group, also significantly increased or acquired positions in Booz Allen Hamilton, which now has 91.82% of its stock owned by institutional investors.
• Booz Allen Hamilton's most recent earnings report revealed an EPS of $1.48, slightly beating expectations, but quarterly revenue saw a 0.6% decline year-over-year.

Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 62.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,980 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 3,843 shares during the period. Plato Investment Management Ltd's holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $1,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,739 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $286,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 2,137 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $225,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 74.5% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 246 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Intrust Bank NA lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 4,544 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $475,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 2,389 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BAH. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $108.00 to $94.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Barclays cut their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. William Blair raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, May 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 0.3%

NYSE:BAH traded up $0.36 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $101.98. The stock had a trading volume of 315,063 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,215,520. The company has a market capitalization of $12.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.45. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1-year low of $98.95 and a 1-year high of $190.59. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $108.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $109.99. 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 (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. 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.96 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton'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. Equities analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's payout ratio is 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.