Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) Shares Purchased by Vident Advisory LLC

Vident Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 26.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 88,704 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 18,664 shares during the quarter. Vident Advisory LLC owned 0.07% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $11,416,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 461,517 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $59,397,000 after buying an additional 3,435 shares in the last quarter. Versor Investments LP purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter worth approximately $933,000. FIL Ltd increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 63.3% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 153,343 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $19,735,000 after purchasing an additional 59,440 shares in the last quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 19.2% during the fourth quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 117,661 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $15,143,000 after purchasing an additional 18,930 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cumberland Partners Ltd increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 92.2% during the fourth quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 99,330 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $12,784,000 after purchasing an additional 47,655 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. William Blair cut Booz Allen Hamilton from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. UBS Group boosted their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $109.00 target price (down from $150.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Raymond James upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $150.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $141.70.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock traded up $0.56 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $128.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,818,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,572,619. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a twelve month low of $101.05 and a twelve month high of $190.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $115.31 and a 200-day moving average of $127.26. The stock has a market cap of $16.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.57.

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.