Helios Capital Management PTE. Ltd. Takes $1.80 Million Position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

Helios Capital Management PTE. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 14,100 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,804,000. Booz Allen Hamilton makes up about 1.4% of Helios Capital Management PTE. Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the third quarter worth about $25,000. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC increased its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 75.6% during the 3rd quarter. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC now owns 274 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, BKM Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on BAH shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $120.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $141.00 to $158.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $138.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $145.11.

Insider Transactions at Booz Allen Hamilton

In related news, COO Kristine Anderson sold 5,068 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.88, for a total transaction of $708,911.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 71,656 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,023,241.28. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In related news, CEO Horacio Rozanski sold 49,000 shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.69, for a total transaction of $7,138,810.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 557,411 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $81,209,208.59. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Kristine Anderson sold 5,068 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.88, for a total transaction of $708,911.84. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 71,656 shares in the company, valued at $10,023,241.28. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 55,568 shares of company stock valued at $8,067,487. 1.76% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock traded up $1.49 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $144.20. The company's stock had a trading volume of 571,702 shares, compared to its average volume of 624,328. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 12-month low of $89.80 and a 12-month high of $150.59. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $146.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $132.68. The company has a market cap of $18.71 billion, a PE ratio of 46.52, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.53.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 26th. The business services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $2.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.54 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 65.31% and a net margin of 3.96%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.07 EPS. Analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 5.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 12th were issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 9th. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton's previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio is 65.81%.

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 also focuses on artificial intelligence services comprising of machine learning, predictive modeling, automation and decision analytics, and quantum computing.