Viawealth LLC Has $802,000 Stake in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

Viawealth LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) by 8.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,228 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 541 shares during the period. Viawealth LLC’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $802,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 387.5% during the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management purchased a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 144.1% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 227 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 3,314.3% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 239 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BAH has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $159.00 price objective on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $180.00 to $164.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Raymond James raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $158.27.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 3.4 %

Shares of NYSE BAH opened at $112.54 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $122.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $142.75. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 52 week low of $101.82 and a 52 week high of $190.59. The company has a market cap of $14.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.56. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 68.97%. Research analysts anticipate that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.95%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.79%.

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.