Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Purchases 14,687 Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 31.3%, acquiring an additional 14,687 shares during the second quarter, bringing its total to 61,616 shares valued at approximately $6.71 million.
• Several institutional investors have also increased their stakes in Booz Allen Hamilton, with Wellington Management reporting a significant 603.1% increase, now holding over 1.4 million shares.
• Booz Allen Hamilton reported a quarterly EPS of $1.48, exceeding estimates, but showed a slight revenue decline year-over-year, with a net margin of 8.70%.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 31.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,616 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 14,687 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $6,712,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in 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 valued at $1,367,043,000 after acquiring an additional 237,720 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.3% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,710,181 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $178,853,000 after buying an additional 226,761 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 288.4% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,622,132 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $168,491,000 after buying an additional 1,204,446 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 78.7% during the first quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,466,529 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $153,370,000 after buying an additional 646,053 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 603.1% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,446,414 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $151,266,000 after buying an additional 1,240,689 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $98.25 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $107.60 and a 200-day moving average of $109.65. The firm has a market cap of $12.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.45. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1-year low of $98.13 and a 1-year high of $190.59.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The business had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.38 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton'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. Sell-side analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.03%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAH has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $108.00 to $94.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. UBS Group set a $119.00 price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, William Blair raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $134.00.

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.

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