Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.450-5.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.330. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.3 billion-$11.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.1 billion.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 1.6%

• Booz Allen Hamilton Earnings: 3 Bullish Signals for BAH Stock

Shares of Booz Allen Hamilton stock opened at $100.37 on Friday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52-week low of $95.00 and a 52-week high of $190.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.37 billion, a PE ratio of 12.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The company's fifty day moving average price is $103.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $108.26.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.96 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 8.70% and a return on equity of 73.05%. The firm's revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.44 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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Several research firms have recently weighed in on BAH. UBS Group set a $119.00 target price on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. TD Cowen restated a "hold" rating and set a $105.00 target price (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 17th. Cowen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, William Blair upgraded shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $129.45.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

• Will Positive Earnings Change the Trajectory of Booz Allen Hamilton Stock?

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton during the second quarter worth $41,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton in the second quarter valued at about $63,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 217.2% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,183 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $122,000 after acquiring an additional 810 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 132.7% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,429 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $149,000 after purchasing an additional 815 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company's stock.

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.

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