Maximus (MMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Maximus in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MMS shares.
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2 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Maximus' shares. Their MMS share price targets range from $102.00 to $102.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $102.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.5% from the stock's current price.
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Maximus' stock was trading at $83.86 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, MMS shares have decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $80.03.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 8th 2024.
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Maximus will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 9th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 7th. The health services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.06. The health services provider earned $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. Maximus had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.68% and a net margin of 3.73%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.94 EPS.

Maximus declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, April 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, May 31st. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th.
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Maximus (NYSE:MMS) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.50%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 39.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MMS will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.98% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Maximus (NYSE:MMS) stock in their portfolio include Fidelity Digital Health ETF (FDHT), Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF (NSCS), Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF (FDLO), Adaptive Growth Opportunities ETF (AGOX), Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF (VTWG) and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO).

Maximus updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 7th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.200-5.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.240. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.1 billion-$5.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.1 billion.

145 employees have rated Maximus Chief Executive Officer Bruce Caswell on Glassdoor.com. Bruce Caswell has an approval rating of 80% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Maximus investors own include Pfizer (PFE), Lennar (LEN), AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Kroger (KR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cerner (CERN), Intel (INTC) and JD.com (JD).

Maximus' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.16%), Reinhart Partners LLC. (0.38%), Chatham Capital Group Inc. (0.06%), Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV (0.05%), Bridge City Capital LLC (0.04%) and State of Michigan Retirement System (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce Caswell, David Francis, David Mutryn, Ilene R Baylinson, Michael J Warren, Michelle F Link, Peter Pond, Raymond B Ruddy, Richard A Montoni, Richard John Nadeau and Teresa Weipert.
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