Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) is Anchor Capital Advisors LLC's 4th Largest Position

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 626,431 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 46,214 shares during the quarter. Booz Allen Hamilton accounts for approximately 2.1% of Anchor Capital Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC owned 0.48% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $80,127,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. BKM Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000. Finally, First Financial Corp IN grew its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 21.3% during the 4th quarter. First Financial Corp IN now owns 472 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BAH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $120.00 to $136.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. Barclays downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $138.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $141.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a "buy" 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 issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $145.11.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Booz Allen Hamilton news, CEO Horacio Rozanski sold 49,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.69, for a total value of $7,138,810.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 557,411 shares in the company, valued at approximately $81,209,208.59. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other Booz Allen Hamilton news, CEO Horacio Rozanski sold 49,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.69, for a total transaction of $7,138,810.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 557,411 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $81,209,208.59. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Matthew Calderone sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.51, for a total transaction of $219,765.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 25,462 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,730,437.62. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.76% of the company's stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Booz Allen Hamilton stock traded up $2.46 on Monday, reaching $147.59. The company's stock had a trading volume of 567,087 shares, compared to its average volume of 611,891. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a twelve month low of $89.80 and a twelve month high of $150.59. The company has a market cap of $19.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.61, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68. The business's fifty day moving average price is $146.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $135.23.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 26th. The business services provider reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.54 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 65.31%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.07 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 5.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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