NASDAQ:AMSWA - American Software Stock Price, Forecast & News

American Software trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AMSWA."

American Software announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 21st. View American Software's Dividend History.

American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMSWA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 21st. The software maker reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.05. The software maker had revenue of $28.21 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.21 million. American Software had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 7.76%. View American Software's Earnings History.

American Software is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for American Software.

2 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for American Software's stock. Their forecasts range from $12.03 to $17.00. On average, they expect American Software's share price to reach $14.52 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for American Software.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Software in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for American Software.

Press coverage about AMSWA stock has been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Software earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the software maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for American Software.

American Software saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 266,300 shares, a drop of 22.9% from the December 15th total of 345,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 72,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.7 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View American Software's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to American Software include Adobe (ADBE), salesforce.com (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Autodesk (ADSK), Workday (WDAY), Splunk (SPLK), Synopsys (SNPS), ANSYS (ANSS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Fair Isaac (FICO), FactSet Research Systems (FDS) and Aspen Technology (AZPN).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Software investors own include Yamana Gold (AUY), Ford Motor (F), Pattern Energy Group (PEGI), Callon Petroleum (CPE), General Mills (GIS), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP), Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA), AT&T (T) and Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA).

American Software's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.02%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.14%) and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.01%). Company insiders that own American Software stock include Bryan L Sell, Dennis Hogue, H Allan Dow, J Michael Edenfield, James B Miller Jr, James C Edenfield, James R Mcguone, Matthew G Mckenna and Vincent C Klinges. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Software.

AMSWA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. Company insiders that have sold American Software company stock in the last year include Bryan L Sell, Dennis Hogue, H Allan Dow, J Michael Edenfield, James B Miller Jr, James C Edenfield, James R Mcguone, Matthew G Mckenna and Vincent C Klinges. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Software.

AMSWA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . View Insider Buying and Selling for American Software.

Shares of AMSWA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AMSWA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.94.

American Software has a market capitalization of $477.20 million and generates $108.71 million in revenue each year. The software maker earns $6.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.28 on an earnings per share basis. View Additional Information About American Software.

The official website for American Software is http://www.amsoftware.com/.

American Software's mailing address is 470 EAST PACES FERRY ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA, 30305. The software maker can be reached via phone at 404-261-4381.