2,569 Shares in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) Bought by KPP Advisory Services LLC

KPP Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,569 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $331,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BAH. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the third quarter valued at approximately $48,349,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its position in 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 valued at $209,651,000 after acquiring an additional 285,621 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 111.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 356,828 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $58,077,000 after acquiring an additional 188,185 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1,207.8% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 189,899 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $24,440,000 after acquiring an additional 175,378 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 34.8% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 627,446 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $102,437,000 after purchasing an additional 162,083 shares during the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on BAH. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. 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 research note on Monday. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $159.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $142.00 to $140.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $158.91.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

BAH traded down $1.24 on Friday, reaching $127.92. 1,977,039 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,013,842. The company's 50-day moving average price is $134.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $149.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.20 billion, a PE ratio of 19.06, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a fifty-two week low of $121.02 and a fifty-two week high of $190.59.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 70.51% and a net margin of 7.39%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.72%. 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 is presently 32.79%.

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.