HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Barrington Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of HealthStream in a research note issued to investors on Friday, May 16th. Barrington Research analyst V. Colicchio now anticipates that the technology company will earn $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for HealthStream's current full-year earnings is $0.63 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for HealthStream's FY2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.
HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The technology company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $73.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $74.93 million. HealthStream had a net margin of 6.84% and a return on equity of 5.67%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.17 EPS.
A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price target on HealthStream from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of HealthStream in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of HealthStream in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, HealthStream presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $31.50.
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HealthStream Stock Up 3.3%
HSTM stock opened at $28.49 on Monday. The business's fifty day moving average is $31.29 and its 200-day moving average is $31.97. The company has a market cap of $869.66 million, a P/E ratio of 43.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.50. HealthStream has a twelve month low of $25.84 and a twelve month high of $34.24.
Institutional Trading of HealthStream
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HSTM. Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in HealthStream by 101.3% during the 1st quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 763,690 shares of the technology company's stock worth $24,576,000 after purchasing an additional 384,384 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in HealthStream by 3,889.2% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 300,070 shares of the technology company's stock worth $9,534,000 after purchasing an additional 292,548 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in HealthStream during the 4th quarter worth about $3,649,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC bought a new position in HealthStream during the 1st quarter worth about $3,228,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in HealthStream by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,055,060 shares of the technology company's stock worth $97,151,000 after purchasing an additional 92,067 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.58% of the company's stock.
HealthStream Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Monday, May 19th will be given a $0.031 dividend. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 19th. HealthStream's dividend payout ratio is currently 19.05%.
HealthStream declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, May 8th that permits the company to buyback $25.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the technology company to reacquire up to 3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
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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.
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