Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 44,529 Shares of AMN Healthcare Services Inc $AMN

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors reduced its AMN Healthcare position by 5.7%, selling 44,529 shares and retaining 741,209 shares worth approximately $13.6 million. Institutional investors collectively own 99.23% of the company.
• AMN reported a strong second quarter, with adjusted EPS of $0.77 and revenue of $673.2 million, substantially exceeding analyst estimates. Revenue increased 2.3% year over year, driven by growth in travel nursing, allied healthcare staffing and executive search.
• Management’s third-quarter revenue guidance also surpassed expectations, at $640 million to $655 million versus consensus of $618.4 million. Shares opened at $35.93, near the 52-week high, while analysts maintain an average “Hold” rating and $30.86 price target.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP trimmed its position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE:AMN - Free Report) by 5.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 741,209 shares of the company's stock after selling 44,529 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 1.92% of AMN Healthcare Services worth $13,595,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in AMN Healthcare Services by 200.0% in the fourth quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in AMN Healthcare Services during the third quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in AMN Healthcare Services by 49.2% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,093 shares of the company's stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new stake in AMN Healthcare Services during the first quarter worth $95,000. 99.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key AMN Healthcare Services News

Here are the key news stories impacting AMN Healthcare Services this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings and revenue topped estimates. AMN reported adjusted EPS of $0.77, up from $0.30 a year earlier and well above analysts’ expectations of approximately $0.19-$0.22. Revenue rose 2.3% year over year to $673 million, exceeding the roughly $628 million consensus estimate. GAAP earnings were $0.53 per share, while adjusted EBITDA totaled $73 million. AMN Healthcare Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Growth was broad-based across staffing and search services. Results benefited from higher demand in travel nursing, allied healthcare staffing and executive search, along with activity related to labor disruptions. The earnings beat suggests AMN is gaining operating leverage as demand stabilizes. AMN Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Staffing and Search Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance exceeded expectations. Management forecast Q3 revenue of $640 million to $655 million, above the consensus estimate of $618.4 million. Although the range implies a sequential decline from Q2, it indicates stronger near-term demand than analysts had projected. AMN Healthcare Quarterly Earnings Report
• Neutral Sentiment: The company continues to face a challenging staffing environment, including a negative reported net margin, while investors will watch whether the recent earnings strength can persist after labor-disruption-related activity.

Insider Activity at AMN Healthcare Services

In related news, Director Mark G. Foletta sold 3,681 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.07, for a total value of $114,368.67. Following the sale, the director owned 17,917 shares of the company's stock, valued at $556,681.19. The trade was a 17.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 1.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on AMN. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on AMN Healthcare Services from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Citizens Jmp reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of AMN Healthcare Services from a "sell (e+)" rating to a "sell (d-)" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of AMN Healthcare Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AMN Healthcare Services currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $30.86.

AMN Healthcare Services Stock Up 16.7%

Shares of NYSE AMN opened at $35.93 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. AMN Healthcare Services Inc has a 1 year low of $14.86 and a 1 year high of $36.86. The firm has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of 13.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.40.

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.58. AMN Healthcare Services had a net margin of 3.06% and a return on equity of 20.48%. The firm had revenue of $673.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $628.39 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that AMN Healthcare Services Inc will post 2.7 EPS for the current year.

AMN Healthcare Services Company Profile

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.

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