Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH Shares Sold by GAM Holding AG

GAM Holding AG cut its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 46.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 8,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 7,067 shares during the period. GAM Holding AG’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $814,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BAH. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% in the third quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 244.9% during the second quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 338 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the second quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BAH has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $100.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $122.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.23.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of BAH stock opened at $84.88 on Friday. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1-year low of $79.23 and a 1-year high of $146.95. The firm has a market cap of $10.30 billion, a PE ratio of 12.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a 50-day moving average of $85.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $98.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.76.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49. The business had revenue of $2.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.06% and a return on equity of 71.87%. The business’s revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.81 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is 33.59%.

Insider Activity at Booz Allen Hamilton

In other news, CEO Horacio Rozanski acquired 23,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $84.66 per share, with a total value of $2,014,908.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 687,745 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $58,224,491.70. This represents a 3.58% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a publicly traded management and technology consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company provides a wide range of professional services and solutions in strategy, analytics, digital transformation, engineering and cyber security. Its expertise spans from supporting federal civilian agencies to defense, intelligence and homeland security organizations, as well as select commercial industries.

Key offerings include data analytics and artificial intelligence applications, software development and modernization, systems integration, and cyber risk management.