Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased 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 and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 7,085 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $912,000.
A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bogart Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 387.5% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 195 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. OFI Invest Asset Management acquired a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 144.1% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 227 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3,314.3% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 239 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.
Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance
BAH stock traded down $0.39 on Friday, hitting $108.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,670,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,463,606. The stock has a market cap of $13.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.58. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $112.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $136.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 1 year low of $101.05 and a 1 year high of $190.59.
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 68.97%. Equities analysts predict that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a $0.55 dividend. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.79%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
BAH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $142.00 to $140.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. William Blair cut Booz Allen Hamilton from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $109.00 price target (down from $150.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $164.00 to $148.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $152.36.
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About Booz Allen Hamilton
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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.
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