D Orazio & Associates Inc. Has $94.05 Million Stock Position in Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH)

D Orazio & Associates Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 730,789 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,532 shares during the quarter. Booz Allen Hamilton comprises 13.8% of D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton were worth $94,053,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BAH. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the third quarter worth about $45,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Kennebec Savings Bank purchased a new position in Booz Allen Hamilton during the third quarter valued at approximately $60,000. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on BAH shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $210.00 to $158.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays raised Booz Allen Hamilton from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $180.00 to $190.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $160.00 price target for the company. Finally, Raymond James upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $158.91.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of BAH opened at $127.92 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $16.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. has a 1 year low of $121.02 and a 1 year high of $190.59. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $134.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.76, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The business services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.07. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 70.51%. On average, analysts forecast that Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. will post 6.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.72%. This is an increase from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

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.