Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Has $5.15 Million Stock Position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) by 775.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,429 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $5,148,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the third quarter worth $31,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 1.2 %

Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $112.27 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $129.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $147.79. The firm has a market cap of $14.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 52 week low of $106.69 and a 52 week high of $190.59. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its earnings results 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 return on equity of 68.97% and a net margin of 7.39%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.96%. 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 currently 32.79%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BAH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. William Blair cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $159.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the company from $180.00 to $190.00 in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $185.00 to $155.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $158.91.

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.