Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of BAH FY2027 Earnings

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a note issued to investors on Friday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the business services provider will earn $6.22 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.07. The consensus estimate for Booz Allen Hamilton’s current full-year earnings is $6.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Booz Allen Hamilton’s Q1 2028 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $1.58 EPS, Q4 2028 earnings at $1.75 EPS and Q1 2029 earnings at $1.69 EPS.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.49 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $1.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.81 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 76.71% and a net margin of 7.01%.Booz Allen Hamilton’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.48 EPS. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2027 guidance at 6.000-6.35 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $85.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 10th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $85.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $160.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $88.00 to $69.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $84.08.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BAH opened at $74.84 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.77, a PEG ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 0.34. Booz Allen Hamilton has a one year low of $59.50 and a one year high of $112.22. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Primecap Management Co. CA grew its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 135.2% during the fourth quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 4,666,298 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $393,649,000 after buying an additional 2,682,460 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 38.4% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,528,226 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $550,722,000 after acquiring an additional 1,811,906 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the 4th quarter worth approximately $143,749,000. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 53.2% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,402,897 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $371,428,000 after acquiring an additional 1,528,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 36.0% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,856,528 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $409,697,000 after acquiring an additional 1,285,475 shares during the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Booz Allen Hamilton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.2%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.11%.

Booz Allen Hamilton Company Profile

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a publicly traded management and technology consulting firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company provides a wide range of professional services and solutions in strategy, analytics, digital transformation, engineering and cyber security. Its expertise spans from supporting federal civilian agencies to defense, intelligence and homeland security organizations, as well as select commercial industries.

Key offerings include data analytics and artificial intelligence applications, software development and modernization, systems integration, and cyber risk management.