Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of BAH Q1 Earnings

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note issued to investors on Friday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the business services provider will earn $1.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.66. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booz Allen Hamilton’s current full-year earnings is $6.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Booz Allen Hamilton’s Q1 2028 earnings at $1.51 EPS.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 24th. The business services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 71.87% and a net margin of 7.06%.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 company posted $1.81 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton’s quarterly revenue was down 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.450-5.650 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus set a $106.00 price target on Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 24th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $93.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, October 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.82.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $82.87 on Monday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 1 year low of $82.23 and a 1 year high of $154.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.89, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $95.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.08. The company has a market capitalization of $10.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.39.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Booz Allen Hamilton

In other news, CEO Horacio Rozanski purchased 23,800 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 30th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $84.66 per share, for a total transaction of $2,014,908.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 687,745 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $58,224,491.70. The trade was a 3.58% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.91% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 6.9% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 4,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $459,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $453,000. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the 1st quarter valued at $256,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 295.0% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 116,190 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $12,151,000 after purchasing an additional 86,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lewis Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter valued at $352,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

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.