Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Sold by Sei Investments Co.

Key Points

• Sei Investments Co. reduced its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 20.8%, now holding 123,587 shares valued at approximately $12.93 million.
• Institutional investors collectively own 91.82% of Booz Allen Hamilton's stock, with Vanguard Group, First Trust Advisors, and Janus Henderson significantly increasing their positions in the company.
• Booz Allen Hamilton recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share, representing a 2.0% yield, with a payout ratio of 27.03%.

Sei Investments Co. lessened its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 20.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 123,587 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 32,508 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.10% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $12,925,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,071,741 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,367,043,000 after buying an additional 237,720 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.3% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,804,642 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $360,957,000 after buying an additional 371,390 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 179.7% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,767,129 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $227,425,000 after buying an additional 1,135,426 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.3% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,710,181 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $178,853,000 after buying an additional 226,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 61.4% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,552,217 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $199,770,000 after buying an additional 590,655 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BAH has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $108.00 to $94.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 24th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Raymond James Financial restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $119.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

BAH stock traded down $1.1440 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $108.4960. 215,995 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,297,422. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 52 week low of $98.95 and a 52 week high of $190.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $107.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $111.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.47.

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 business had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The company's quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.38 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio is currently 27.03%.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

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.