American Software (AMSWA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Software in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" AMSWA shares.
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1 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for American Software's stock. Their AMSWA share price targets range from $16.00 to $20.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $18.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 69.8% from the stock's current price.
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American Software's stock was trading at $11.30 at the start of the year. Since then, AMSWA shares have decreased by 6.2% and is now trading at $10.60.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 13th 2024.
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American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSWA) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The software maker reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.13. The software maker earned $25.54 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.12 million. American Software had a net margin of 10.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.14%.

American Software announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, May 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Friday, May 17th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.15%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 2nd.
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American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA) pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.15%. AMSWA has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 125.72%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, AMSWA will have a dividend payout ratio of 314.29% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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American Software updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $100.0 million-$104.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $102.2 million.

8 employees have rated American Software Chief Executive Officer H. Allan Dow on Glassdoor.com. H. Allan Dow has an approval rating of 66% among the company's employees. 75.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at American Software to a friend.

American Software's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Bryan L Sell, Dennis Hogue, H Allan Dow, James C Edenfield, Lizanne Thomas, Matthew G Mckenna, Thomas L V Newberry, Valerie Paige King and Vincent C Klinges.
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Shares of AMSWA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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