Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) Shares Purchased by Fox Run Management L.L.C.

Fox Run Management L.L.C. lifted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) by 131.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,138 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 8,022 shares during the quarter. Booz Allen Hamilton accounts for 0.3% of Fox Run Management L.L.C.'s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Fox Run Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $1,820,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,341,533 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $381,898,000 after purchasing an additional 58,038 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter valued at about $173,055,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 11.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 1,342,528 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $184,347,000 after acquiring an additional 141,541 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 28.5% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,288,101 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $209,651,000 after acquiring an additional 285,621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 957,300 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $155,810,000 after acquiring an additional 32,897 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price 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. William Blair cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $142.00 to $140.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Barclays upgraded 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. 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 issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $158.27.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 0.0 %

BAH traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $106.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,553,257 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,287,301. The firm has a market cap of $13.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.84, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.56. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 52-week low of $101.05 and a 52-week high of $190.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $119.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $140.97.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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, research analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were given a $0.55 dividend. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.79%.

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.