Q4 EPS Forecast for Booz Allen Hamilton Reduced by Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE:BAH) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the business services provider will earn $1.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.32. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booz Allen Hamilton’s current full-year earnings is $6.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Booz Allen Hamilton’s Q1 2028 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

BAH has been the subject of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $106.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton from $93.00 to $80.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 27th. Bank of America downgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $90.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, October 24th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $97.00 price objective on shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $98.00 target price on Booz Allen Hamilton in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booz Allen Hamilton has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.25.

Booz Allen Hamilton Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of BAH stock opened at $79.31 on Monday. Booz Allen Hamilton has a 12 month low of $76.83 and a 12 month high of $130.91. The company has a market cap of $9.56 billion, a PE ratio of 11.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.65 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.76. The business’s 50 day moving average is $89.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.54.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.51. Booz Allen Hamilton had a return on equity of 76.79% and a net margin of 7.35%.The company had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.55 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.950-6.150 EPS.

Booz Allen Hamilton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Booz Allen Hamilton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Booz Allen Hamilton’s payout ratio is 35.07%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booz Allen Hamilton

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Whetstone Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Whetstone Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,652 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton by 168.6% during the fourth quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 111,465 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,403,000 after buying an additional 69,965 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of Booz Allen Hamilton in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Kennedy Capital Management LLC grew its position in Booz Allen Hamilton by 220.7% during the 4th quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 114,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,652,000 after acquiring an additional 78,734 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRT Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Booz Allen Hamilton by 215.3% during the 4th quarter. LRT Capital Management LLC now owns 11,613 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $980,000 after purchasing an additional 7,930 shares in the last quarter. 91.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.