athenahealth, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides network-based medical record, revenue cycle, patient engagement, care coordination, and population health services for medical groups and health systems. It offers athenaCollector, a network-enabled billing and practice management solution; athenaClinicals, an electronic health record for managing patient's clinical documentation; athenaCommunicator, an engagement and communication solution that provides an automated communication service between patients and provider practices for interactions outside the exam room; and athenaCoordinator for order transmission and care coordination services. The company also provides athenahealth Population Health, a cloud-based population health service; and Epocrates services that include clinical information and decision support services in the areas of drug and disease information, medical calculator and tools, clinical guidelines, clinical messaging, and market research. In addition, it offers athenahealth Health Plan data exchange facilitates to exchange the data between providers and health plans for the healthcare operations of clients; athenaOne Analytics that includes an analytics and dashboard application, as well as provides visibility into the financial and operational health of an organization; and pre-certification processing and referral processing services. The company serves healthcare providers, medical groups, and health systems through its direct sales force and channel partners in the United States and internationally. athenahealth, Inc. was formerly known as athenahealth.com, Inc. and changed its name to athenahealth, Inc. in November 2000. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryHealth Care Technology
SectorMedical
SymbolNASDAQ:ATHN
CUSIP04685W10
Phone617-402-1000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.23
Current Ratio2.62
Quick Ratio2.62
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio98.32
Forward P/E Ratio48.39
P/E Growth2.74
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.22 billion
Price / Sales5.12
Cash Flow$5.2845 per share
Price / Cash29.21
Book Value$19.78 per share
Price / Book7.80
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.57
Net Income$53.10 million
Net Margins8.71%
Return on Equity14.71%
Return on Assets9.30%
Miscellaneous
Employees5,156
Outstanding Shares40,500,000
Market Cap$6.25 billion
athenahealth (NASDAQ:ATHN) Frequently Asked Questions
What is athenahealth's stock symbol?
athenahealth trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ATHN."
How were athenahealth's earnings last quarter?
athenahealth, Inc (NASDAQ:ATHN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 30th. The health services provider reported $1.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.47. The health services provider earned $323.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $334.77 million. athenahealth had a net margin of 8.71% and a return on equity of 14.71%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.51 earnings per share. View athenahealth's Earnings History.
When is athenahealth's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for ATHN?
20 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for athenahealth's shares. Their forecasts range from $127.00 to $180.00. On average, they expect athenahealth's share price to reach $156.55 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for athenahealth.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for athenahealth?
20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for athenahealth in the last year. There are currently 13 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for athenahealth.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about athenahealth stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about athenahealth stock:
- 1. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "Technology strategy evolving. After its analyst meeting in February, our sense was that the company was trying to add more capabilities to its platform in order to create more value for existing clients. It appears as though the strategy is far more complicated as the company is attempting to move from a monolithic platform" to provide micro-services". In essence, the company will attempt to unbundle its services and allow providers to use these services on an incremental basis. This development work has been underway for some time now. The company was reluctant to commit to when the micro-services" will be commercially available. But the transition is an important component of the company’s future growth strategy." (5/14/2018)
- 2. Canaccord Genuity analysts commented, "We remain neutral on the stock until we get a better understanding of the restructuring initiatives, financial predictability, and the go-forward growth strategy. Pre-call takeaways: Upside to revenue, with significant bottom-line beat. Rev. of $329.2M (+14.2%) beat our est. $324.8M and cons. $320.0M, and came in at the high end of implied guidance range $309-$329M. Beats on adjusted gross margin and all expense line items enabled the company to post non-GAAP op. inc. of $77.6M (+82.6%), far surpassing us and cons. both near ~$45M and implied guidance of $38-53M. Adj-EPS of $1.11 also beat our est. $0.65 and cons. $0.63." (2/1/2018)
Who are some of athenahealth's key competitors?
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Who are athenahealth's key executives?
athenahealth's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Prakash Khot, Exec. VP & CTO (Age 48)
- Mr. Daniel P. Haley, Sr. VP and Chief Legal & Admin. Officer (Age 45)
- Mr. Jonathan Porter, Sr. VP & Chief Product Officer (Age 43)
- Mr. Jeffrey R. Immelt, Exec. Chairman of Directors (Age 61)
- Mr. Marc A. Levine, Exec. VP, CFO, Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer (Age 58)
Has athenahealth been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about ATHN stock have trended positive recently, Accern reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. athenahealth earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.32 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the health services provider an impact score of 44.98 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for athenahealth.
Who are athenahealth's major shareholders?
athenahealth's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Janus Henderson Group PLC (11.82%), Morgan Stanley (11.27%), FMR LLC (5.02%), Nomura Holdings Inc. (4.54%), BlackRock Inc. (4.30%) and Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.27%). Company insiders that own athenahealth stock include Amy Abernethy, Bradford Kyle Armbrester, Brandon H Hull, Daniel P Haley, David Eric Robinson, Ed Park, Jeffrey R Immelt, John A Kane, Jonathan Bush, Jonathan D Porter, Karl Stubelis and Timothy John O'brien. View Institutional Ownership Trends for athenahealth.
Which major investors are selling athenahealth stock?
ATHN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nomura Holdings Inc., FMR LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Royce & Associates LP, Bank of Nova Scotia, Macquarie Group Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have sold athenahealth company stock in the last year include Amy Abernethy, Bradford Kyle Armbrester, Brandon H Hull, Daniel P Haley, David Eric Robinson, Jonathan Bush, Jonathan D Porter and Timothy John O'brien. View Insider Buying and Selling for athenahealth.
Which major investors are buying athenahealth stock?
ATHN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Toronto Dominion Bank, Wells Fargo & Company MN, First Trust Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, ARK Investment Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and Global Thematic Partners LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for athenahealth.
How do I buy shares of athenahealth?
Shares of ATHN 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is athenahealth's stock price today?
One share of ATHN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $154.36.
How big of a company is athenahealth?
athenahealth has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion and generates $1.22 billion in revenue each year. The health services provider earns $53.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.57 on an earnings per share basis. athenahealth employs 5,156 workers across the globe.
How can I contact athenahealth?
athenahealth's mailing address is 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA, 02472. The health services provider can be reached via phone at 617-402-1000 or via email at [email protected]
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