Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) CEO Horacio Rozanski Buys 23,800 Shares of Stock

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) CEO Horacio Rozanski acquired 23,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 687,745 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,224,491.70. This represents a 3.58% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE:BAH opened at $82.72 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.63, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.42. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 1-year low of $82.23 and a 1-year high of $190.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $100.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $107.50.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.49. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 71.87% and a net margin of 7.06%.The firm had revenue of $2.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.81 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton’s quarterly revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is presently 33.59%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BAH. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the second quarter valued at about $168,069,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 603.1% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,446,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $151,266,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240,689 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 2,011.8% during the 2nd quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 1,267,058 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $131,939,000 after purchasing an additional 1,207,058 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 288.4% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,622,132 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $168,491,000 after purchasing an additional 1,204,446 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 187.5% in the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,566,826 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $168,136,000 after acquiring an additional 1,021,809 shares during the period. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on BAH shares. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target (down from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $122.00 to $90.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Cowen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, William Blair raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.42.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company 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.