AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) Upgraded at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Tuesday morning,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AMN Healthcare Services’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.34 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on AMN. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Citizens Jmp boosted their price target on AMN Healthcare Services from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on AMN Healthcare Services from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AMN Healthcare Services currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.64.

AMN Healthcare Services Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of AMN stock opened at $20.28 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.94. AMN Healthcare Services has a one year low of $14.86 and a one year high of $23.74. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $19.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.42. The company has a market capitalization of $783.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.14, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.25.

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.22. The company had revenue of $748.23 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $723.11 million. AMN Healthcare Services had a negative net margin of 3.51% and a positive return on equity of 8.05%. AMN Healthcare Services’s quarterly revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.75 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that AMN Healthcare Services will post 1.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMN Healthcare Services

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMN. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in AMN Healthcare Services by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 4,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 579 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 49.2% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 2.8% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 42,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,050,000 after purchasing an additional 1,153 shares in the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 238.5% in the third quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 3.5% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 40,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $781,000 after purchasing an additional 1,355 shares during the last quarter. 99.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About AMN Healthcare Services

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc (NYSE: AMN) is a leading provider of healthcare workforce solutions in the United States. The company specializes in staffing and recruitment services for a broad range of clinical and allied health professionals, including travel nurses, permanent placement of nursing staff, locum tenens physicians, and allied health personnel. In addition to direct staffing, AMN Healthcare offers comprehensive workforce management solutions such as vendor management systems (VMS), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), and compliance and credentialing services through its technology platforms.

Founded in 1985 as American Mobile Nurses, the company rebranded to AMN Healthcare in 2010 to reflect its expanding portfolio of services.