Research Analysts Set Expectations for BAH Q3 Earnings

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) – Equities research analysts at William Blair raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Booz Allen Hamilton in a report released on Thursday, October 16th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $1.69 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.51. William Blair has a “Outperform” 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.09 EPS.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 25th. The business services provider reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 73.05% and a net margin of 8.70%.The firm had revenue of $2.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.200-6.550 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on BAH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. UBS Group set a $119.00 price target on Booz Allen Hamilton and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Zacks Research downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $105.00 price target (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a report on Friday, October 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $129.45.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE:BAH opened at $100.70 on Monday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 52 week low of $95.00 and a 52 week high of $190.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $103.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.37. The company has a market capitalization of $12.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BAH. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 414.6% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 247 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. West Branch Capital LLC boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 58.3% during the third quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 285 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its stake in Booz Allen Hamilton by 102.8% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 294 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Ransom Advisory Ltd acquired a new stake in Booz Allen Hamilton during the first quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.82% of the company’s stock.

Booz Allen Hamilton Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Booz Allen Hamilton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.03%.

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.