WCM Investment Management LLC Boosts Holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

WCM Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 0.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,365 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $2,506,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BAH. Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 5.5% during the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 2,389 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 22.0% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 46,929 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,908,000 after purchasing an additional 8,448 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1,545.9% during the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,613 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $169,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter valued at $557,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 8.8% during the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,259 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $445,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares during the period. 91.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on BAH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $112.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. William Blair raised shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group set a $119.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $134.00.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $97.32 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.99 billion, a PE ratio of 11.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 1.78. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $108.59. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a one year low of $95.05 and a one year high of $190.59.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The firm’s revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS. Research analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation will post 6.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.03%.

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.