Amedisys Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Amedisys in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Amedisys stock.
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Amedisys saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 551,800 shares, an increase of 29.6% from the May 13th total of 425,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 190,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Amedisys is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 27th 2021.
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Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 27th. The health services provider reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.11. The health services provider had revenue of $537.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $544.89 million. Amedisys had a net margin of 9.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.53%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share.
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Amedisys' stock was trading at $170.47 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AMED stock has increased by 43.4% and is now trading at $244.52.
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Amedisys updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.850-7.070 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $6.370. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.30 billion-$2.34 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.30 billion.

11 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Amedisys' stock. Their forecasts range from $245.00 to $350.00. On average, they expect Amedisys' stock price to reach $289.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.2% from the stock's current price.
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297 employees have rated Amedisys CEO Paul B. Kusserow on Glassdoor.com. Paul B. Kusserow has an approval rating of 79% among Amedisys' employees.

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Amedisys trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AMED."

Amedisys' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.59%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (4.74%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.59%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.79%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2.45%) and William Blair Investment Management LLC (2.30%). Company insiders that own Amedisys stock include Bruce D Perkins, Christopher Gerard, David B Pearce, David L Kemmerly, Denise M Bohnert, Donald A Washburn, Jake L Netterville, Jeffrey A Rideout, Julie D Klapstein, Michael Paul North, Scott G Ginn, Sharon Brunecz, Teresa L Kline and Vickie L Capps.
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AMED stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Great Lakes Advisors LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Arabesque Asset Management Ltd, and Putnam Investments LLC. Company insiders that have sold Amedisys company stock in the last year include Christopher Gerard, David L Kemmerly, Denise M Bohnert, Michael Paul North, Scott G Ginn, and Sharon Brunecz.
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AMED stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Riverbridge Partners LLC, BlackRock Inc., Artemis Investment Management LLP, Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC, Northern Trust Corp, and Principal Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Amedisys stock in the last two years include Bruce D Perkins, Teresa L Kline, and Vickie L Capps.
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Shares of AMED can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of AMED stock can currently be purchased for approximately $244.52.

Amedisys has a market capitalization of $7.96 billion and generates $2.07 billion in revenue each year. The health services provider earns $183.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.11 on an earnings per share basis.

Amedisys employs 21,000 workers across the globe.

Amedisys was founded in 1982.

The official website for Amedisys is www.amedisys.com.

Amedisys is headquartered at 3854 AMERICAN WAY SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA, 70816.

Amedisys' mailing address is 3854 AMERICAN WAY SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA, 70816. The health services provider can be reached via phone at 225-292-2031 or via email at [email protected]