BUZZ - Booz Allen Hamilton shares rise after raising fiscal 2027 earnings forecast

October 23 - ** Shares of IT services and consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH.N) rose about 3% in pre-market trading to $81

** The company's second-quarter profit exceeded expectations, and it raised its fiscal 2027 profit forecast

**It expects adjusted earnings per share for fiscal 2027 to be between $6.50 and $6.70, up from the previous forecast of $6.00 to $6.35

** The company expects fiscal 2027 revenue to be between $11.3 billion and $11.6 billion, compared to the previous expectation of $11.2 billion to $11.7 billion; the midpoint of this range is still above analysts' expectations of $11.42 billion

** The report shows adjusted earnings per share this quarter were $1.76, higher than analysts' expectations of $1.49—data compiled by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

** Stated that profitability benefited from "strong operational execution"

** As of the previous trading day's close, BAH is up about 5% so far this year

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