D Orazio & Associates Inc. Has $94.05 Million Stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

D Orazio & Associates Inc. lessened its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 730,789 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 2,532 shares during the period. Booz Allen Hamilton accounts for 13.8% of D Orazio & Associates Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. D Orazio & Associates Inc. owned about 0.57% of Booz Allen Hamilton worth $94,053,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter worth $39,000. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the third quarter worth $60,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BAH has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $177.00 to $171.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays raised Booz Allen Hamilton from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $159.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $158.91.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

BAH traded down $2.66 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $121.75. 1,875,150 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,991,755. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.55. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $132.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.09. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a one year low of $120.92 and a one year high of $190.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 68.97% and a net margin of 7.39%. As a group, research analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.33 EPS for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.81%. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.40%.

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.