William Blair Has Pessimistic Outlook of BAH FY2026 Earnings

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (NYSE:BAH - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 27th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $6.50 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $6.65. William Blair currently 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.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH - Get Free Report) last announced 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. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 68.97%. The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.33 EPS. The company's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Booz Allen Hamilton from $140.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen cut Booz Allen Hamilton from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Finally, Raymond James restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $136.90.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of BAH traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $106.09. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,370,418 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,637,539. The company's 50-day moving average is $115.19 and its 200-day moving average is $123.84. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52-week low of $101.05 and a 52-week high of $190.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.81, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.72.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 11th. Booz Allen Hamilton's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.34%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

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