Barrington Research Predicts HealthStream Q1 Earnings

HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTM - Free Report) - Analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of HealthStream in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Barrington Research analyst V. Colicchio forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for HealthStream's current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for HealthStream's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. JMP Securities reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of HealthStream in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on HealthStream from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of HealthStream in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $32.00.

HealthStream Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of HSTM traded down $0.53 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $31.86. 25,039 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 132,807. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $32.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.73. HealthStream has a 12-month low of $24.01 and a 12-month high of $34.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $972.53 million, a P/E ratio of 49.02, a P/E/G ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.42.

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The technology company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $74.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.55 million. HealthStream had a return on equity of 5.67% and a net margin of 6.84%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.14 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HealthStream

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of HealthStream by 145.0% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 58,838 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,697,000 after purchasing an additional 34,821 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its holdings in shares of HealthStream by 26.9% during the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 76,260 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,425,000 after acquiring an additional 16,166 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of HealthStream by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 974,235 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $28,097,000 after acquiring an additional 11,976 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of HealthStream by 18.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 57,204 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,650,000 after purchasing an additional 9,017 shares during the period. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its position in HealthStream by 17,363.4% during the fourth quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 379,306 shares of the technology company's stock worth $12,062,000 after purchasing an additional 377,134 shares during the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HealthStream Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th were given a $0.031 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. This is an increase from HealthStream's previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. HealthStream's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.18%.

HealthStream Company Profile

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.