7,246 Shares in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) Bought by Versor Investments LP

Versor Investments LP bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 7,246 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $933,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter valued at $4,683,000. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 50,900 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,551,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter valued at $140,000. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 75,404 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,704,000 after acquiring an additional 8,174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 878.1% during the 4th quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 243,882 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,388,000 after acquiring an additional 218,949 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 2.3 %

Shares of BAH opened at $110.92 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $128.17 and a 200 day moving average of $147.07. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a fifty-two week low of $106.69 and a fifty-two week high of $190.59. The firm has a market cap of $14.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 1.57.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 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. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.98%. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.79%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BAH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. William Blair cut Booz Allen Hamilton from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. StockNews.com cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $200.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $180.00 to $164.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on 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 issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $158.27.

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.