Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Boosts Stock Holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation $BAH

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund boosted its position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) by 9.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 76,177 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 6,800 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $7,932,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter valued at about $35,000. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the first quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the second quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on BAH shares. Truist Financial set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, October 24th. William Blair upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $117.42.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

NYSE:BAH opened at $82.88 on Thursday. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a 52-week low of $82.49 and a 52-week high of $190.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $101.28 and a 200 day moving average of $107.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 1.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.42.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

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

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.