Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) Announces FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided EPS guidance of 6.500-6.700 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.3 billion-$11.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.4 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on BAH shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded Booz Allen Hamilton from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America decreased their target price on Booz Allen Hamilton from $90.00 to $75.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $80.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Booz Allen Hamilton from $74.00 to $65.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Booz Allen Hamilton from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $85.62.

Booz Allen Hamilton Stock Down 0.3%

BAH stock opened at $78.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.43 billion, a PE ratio of 12.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a fifty day moving average of $74.24 and a 200-day moving average of $73.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.26, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 1.60. Booz Allen Hamilton has a one year low of $59.50 and a one year high of $109.10.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.48 by $0.28. The firm had revenue of $2.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.81 billion. Booz Allen Hamilton had a net margin of 7.01% and a return on equity of 76.71%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.49 earnings per share. Booz Allen Hamilton has set its FY 2027 guidance at 6.500-6.700 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Booz Allen Hamilton will post 6.34 EPS for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Booz Allen Hamilton

Here are the key news stories impacting Booz Allen Hamilton this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Adjusted earnings significantly exceeded estimates. BAH reported adjusted EPS of $1.76, above the $1.44-$1.48 analyst consensus range and up from $1.49 a year earlier. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Crushes Q2 2027 Profit Estimates by 18.9%
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guidance to $6.50-$6.70 from $6.00-$6.35, above the approximately $6.34 analyst estimate. Full-year revenue guidance of $11.3-$11.6 billion was broadly in line with expectations. Booz Allen Hamilton Raises FY27 Adj. EPS Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Demand indicators remained constructive. Total backlog reached $41 billion, up 1.9% year over year, while quarterly book-to-bill was 1.5x and trailing-12-month book-to-bill was 1.1x. National Security revenue increased modestly, supporting the company’s outlook.
• Positive Sentiment: Management expects growth to reaccelerate as pressures in the Civil business ease, potentially providing an improvement catalyst if federal demand normalizes. Booz Allen Expects Growth to Accelerate as Civil Business Pressures Ease
• Neutral Sentiment: BAH declared its regular quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share, payable December 4, 2026, to shareholders of record November 12.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed expectations. Quarterly revenue was $2.78 billion versus the $2.81 billion consensus and fell 3.9% from the prior year. Civil and Commercial revenue dropped to $702 million from $827 million, more than offsetting National Security growth. Booz Allen slides on Q2 revenue miss, hurt by civil division
• Negative Sentiment: The revenue decline raises concerns about near-term growth and execution, particularly if weakness in the Civil division persists despite the higher profit forecast.

About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation is a management and technology consulting company that provides services primarily to governments, defense and intelligence organizations, and commercial clients. The company helps organizations address complex challenges involving strategy, technology modernization, cybersecurity, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, engineering, and mission operations.

Its government-related work spans defense, national security, intelligence, civil government, and health markets.