Equities Analysts Set Expectations for BAH FY2026 Earnings

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH) – Equities researchers at William Blair lowered their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report issued on Tuesday, May 27th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $6.50 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $6.65. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booz Allen Hamilton’s current full-year earnings is $6.44 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Booz Allen Hamilton’s FY2027 earnings at $7.05 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $148.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. UBS Group lifted their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Raymond James restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $140.40.

Booz Allen Hamilton Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BAH opened at $109.85 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.91 billion, a PE ratio of 16.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $115.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $125.37. Booz Allen Hamilton has a fifty-two week low of $101.05 and a fifty-two week high of $190.59.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.03 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 68.97% and a net margin of 7.39%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.33 EPS.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be issued a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 11th. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is currently 32.79%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 1.9% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,071,741 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,367,043,000 after acquiring an additional 237,720 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,518,386 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $581,516,000 after acquiring an additional 501,725 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,804,642 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $360,957,000 after buying an additional 371,390 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 179.7% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,767,129 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $227,425,000 after buying an additional 1,135,426 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.3% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,710,181 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $178,853,000 after buying an additional 226,761 shares during the period. 91.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

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.