Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Acquired by Russell Investments Group Ltd.

Key Points

• Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 10.8%, purchasing an additional 23,245 shares during the first quarter.
• Multiple institutions, including Barclays PLC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, significantly raised their stakes in Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter.
• Booz Allen Hamilton reported a net margin of 8.70% and revenue of $2.92 billion for the last quarter, slightly below analysts' estimates.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 10.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 238,105 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 23,245 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.19% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $24,908,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BAH. Trajan Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 1,679 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $216,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $286,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.9% in the first 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 in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 74.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Intrust Bank NA lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.6% in the first 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 in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 0.5%

BAH stock traded down $0.5450 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $109.0950. 590,070 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,299,847. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $107.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $111.80. 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 capitalization of $13.45 billion, a PE ratio of 13.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.47. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1-year low of $98.95 and a 1-year high of $190.59.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Booz Allen Hamilton's payout ratio is presently 27.03%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on BAH. 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. Wall Street Zen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, May 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. William Blair raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average 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.