DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Acquires 27,057 Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 20.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 162,666 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,057 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $16,742,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 603.1% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 288.4% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,622,132 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $168,491,000 after purchasing an additional 1,204,446 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 187.5% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,566,826 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $168,136,000 after purchasing an additional 1,021,809 shares in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 78.7% in the first quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,466,529 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $153,370,000 after purchasing an additional 646,053 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter valued at $59,148,000. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAH has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (down from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 17th. William Blair upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $129.45.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

BAH opened at $98.73 on Thursday. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 12-month low of $95.00 and a 12-month high of $190.59. The stock has a market cap of $12.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.42. The business has a 50 day moving average of $103.26 and a 200-day moving average of $108.30. The company has a quick ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 73.05% and a net margin of 8.70%.The company had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.96 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.38 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.03%.

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.