HealthStream FY2025 EPS Estimate Raised by William Blair

HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTM) – Research analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of HealthStream in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 6th. William Blair analyst R. Daniels now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.64. The consensus estimate for HealthStream’s current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for HealthStream’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of HealthStream from $29.00 to $28.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, HealthStream has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $31.00.

HealthStream Stock Up 0.2%

HealthStream stock opened at $25.98 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.04. HealthStream has a 12 month low of $25.36 and a 12 month high of $34.24. The stock has a market cap of $792.91 million, a P/E ratio of 38.78, a P/E/G ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 0.43.

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The technology company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.02. HealthStream had a net margin of 6.89% and a return on equity of 5.70%. The company had revenue of $74.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $74.39 million.

HealthStream Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.031 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 18th. HealthStream’s payout ratio is currently 17.91%.

HealthStream announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, May 8th that allows the company to repurchase $25.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the technology company to repurchase up to 3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HealthStream

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HSTM. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in HealthStream by 99.6% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,056 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 527 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in HealthStream by 30.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,082 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in HealthStream by 62.5% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,625 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 1,010 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in HealthStream by 1,074.6% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,747 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $119,000 after purchasing an additional 3,428 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Virtus Advisers LLC bought a new stake in HealthStream in the first quarter worth $161,000. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About HealthStream

HealthStream, Inc provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications for healthcare organizations in the United States. The company’s solutions help healthcare organizations in meeting their ongoing clinical development, talent management, training, education, assessment, competency management, safety and compliance, and scheduling, as well as provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment needs.