Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SEM) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SEM) has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with an average price target of $19.20.
• The company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, and set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.090-1.19 EPS.
• Select Medical declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share, resulting in a 1.9% dividend yield, with a payout ratio of 23.58%.

Shares of Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SEM - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $19.20.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on SEM shares. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $14.00 price target (down previously from $15.00) on shares of Select Medical in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Select Medical in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on Select Medical from $18.00 to $15.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th.

Institutional Trading of Select Medical

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MAI Capital Management boosted its stake in Select Medical by 48,000.0% during the 2nd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 2,405 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 2,400 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in Select Medical by 61.6% during the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,703 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,030 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S bought a new stake in Select Medical during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Select Medical by 168.2% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,301 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $105,000 after purchasing an additional 3,952 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Select Medical by 217.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,501 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $109,000 after purchasing an additional 4,453 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.48% of the company's stock.

Select Medical Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:SEM opened at $13.05 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Select Medical has a fifty-two week low of $11.65 and a fifty-two week high of $40.98. The stock's 50-day moving average is $12.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.54. The stock has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a PE ratio of 12.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.28.

Select Medical (NYSE:SEM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The health services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.04. Select Medical had a return on equity of 8.87% and a net margin of 2.37%.The company had revenue of $1.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.35 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.60 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. Select Medical has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.090-1.19 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Select Medical will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Select Medical Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 13th. Select Medical's dividend payout ratio is 23.58%.

About Select Medical

Select Medical Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates critical illness recovery hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and occupational health centers in the United States. It operates in four segments: Critical Illness Recovery Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital, Outpatient Rehabilitation, and Concentra.

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