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Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors
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Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH - Free Report) closed at $63.56 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.91% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.38%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.02%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.9%.
The stock of defense contractor has fallen by 13.08% in the past month, lagging the Business Services sector's gain of 3.64% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.27%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Booz Allen Hamilton in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on July 24, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Booz Allen Hamilton to post earnings of $1.49 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 0.68%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $2.8 billion, showing a 4.24% drop compared to the year-ago quarter.
BAH's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.24 per share and revenue of $11.41 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -4.15% and +1.74%, respectively.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Booz Allen Hamilton. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.18% higher. Currently, Booz Allen Hamilton is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Booz Allen Hamilton is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 10.38. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 12.77, which means Booz Allen Hamilton is trading at a discount to the group.
We can additionally observe that BAH currently boasts a PEG ratio of 3.69. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Consulting Services industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.05 as of yesterday's close.
The Consulting Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 107, finds itself in the top 44% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.
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Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors
Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH - Free Report) closed at $63.56 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.91% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.38%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.02%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.9%.
The stock of defense contractor has fallen by 13.08% in the past month, lagging the Business Services sector's gain of 3.64% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.27%.
Market participants will be closely following the financial results of Booz Allen Hamilton in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on July 24, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Booz Allen Hamilton to post earnings of $1.49 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 0.68%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $2.8 billion, showing a 4.24% drop compared to the year-ago quarter.
BAH's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $6.24 per share and revenue of $11.41 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -4.15% and +1.74%, respectively.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Booz Allen Hamilton. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.18% higher. Currently, Booz Allen Hamilton is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Booz Allen Hamilton is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 10.38. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 12.77, which means Booz Allen Hamilton is trading at a discount to the group.
We can additionally observe that BAH currently boasts a PEG ratio of 3.69. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Consulting Services industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.05 as of yesterday's close.
The Consulting Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 107, finds itself in the top 44% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.