Government consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) will be reporting earnings this Friday morning. Here’s what you need to know.

Booz Allen Hamilton missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.89 billion, down 8.1% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ organic revenue estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Booz Allen Hamilton’s revenue to decline 6.7% year on year to $2.72 billion, a reversal from the 13.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.27 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Booz Allen Hamilton has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.

Looking at Booz Allen Hamilton’s peers in the professional services segment, only Concentrix has reported results so far. It beat analysts’ revenue estimates by 0.7%, delivering year-on-year sales growth of 4.3%. The stock traded up 2.3% on the results.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional services segment, with share prices up 3.1% on average over the last month. Booz Allen Hamilton is up 14.6% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $102.18 (compared to the current share price of $96.28).

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