ExodusPoint Capital Management LP Takes Position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

ExodusPoint Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 89,393 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $11,505,000. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP owned approximately 0.07% of Booz Allen Hamilton at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC now owns 1,660 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $214,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 1,816 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $234,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,160 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $535,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 10,171 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,309,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period. Finally, Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 16,579 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,134,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 1.3 %

NYSE:BAH traded down $1.41 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $106.66. 869,215 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,443,157. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.91, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.58. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 52 week low of $101.05 and a 52 week high of $190.59. The firm's 50 day moving average is $113.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $137.10.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 68.97%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Booz Allen Hamilton's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.06%. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.79%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Raymond James upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays raised Booz Allen Hamilton from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. William Blair lowered Booz Allen Hamilton from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $164.00 to $148.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $156.82.

Booz Allen Hamilton 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.