Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Invests $11.72 Million in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 91,026 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $11,715,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.07% of Booz Allen Hamilton as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 1,816 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $234,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,160 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $535,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 10,171 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,309,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 16,579 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,134,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trajan Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 1,679 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE BAH traded down $1.12 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $103.80. 816,588 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,644,824. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $115.11 and a 200 day moving average of $123.18. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 1 year low of $101.05 and a 1 year high of $190.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72. The stock has a market cap of $12.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.56.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.02. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 68.97%. The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.33 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.12%. Booz Allen Hamilton's payout ratio is currently 30.34%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on BAH shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $108.00 to $94.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $142.00 to $110.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $136.90.

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.