NASDAQ:HMSYHMS Stock Price, Forecast & News

HMS's stock was trading at $21.41 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, HMSY shares have increased by 44.8% and is now trading at $31.00.
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8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HMS in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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HMS is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, November 6th 2020.
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HMS Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:HMSY) issued its earnings results on Friday, August, 7th. The business services provider reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. The business services provider earned $142.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $153.54 million. HMS had a net margin of 9.25% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.41 EPS.
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HMS issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Friday, August, 7th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $680-690 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $694.11 million.

8 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for HMS's stock. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate HMS's stock price to reach $34.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.5% from the stock's current price.
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News articles about HMSY stock have trended extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. HMS earned a daily sentiment score of -4.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.
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Some companies that are related to HMS include Cerner (CERN), Omnicell (OMCL), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX), Cortexyme (CRTX), Vocera Communications (VCRA), HealthStream (HSTM) and Computer Programs & Systems (CPSI).
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HMS trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HMSY."

HMS's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.53%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.15%), Palisade Capital Management LLC NJ (1.08%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.02%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (0.82%) and Pembroke Management LTD (0.79%). Company insiders that own HMS stock include Bart M Schwartz, Cora M Tellez, Cynthia Nustad, Douglas M Williams, Ellen A Rudnick, Greg D Aunan, Jeffrey Scott Sherman, Meredith W Bjorck, Richard H Stowe, Robert Becker, Semone Neuman, Teresa South, William C Lucia and William F Miller III.
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HMSY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., GW&K Investment Management LLC, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, UBS Group AG, Principal Financial Group Inc., Granite Investment Partners LLC, Pembroke Management LTD, and Hancock Whitney Corp. Company insiders that have sold HMS company stock in the last year include Greg D Aunan, Jeffrey Scott Sherman, Richard H Stowe, Teresa South, William C Lucia, and William F Miller III.
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HMSY stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Tributary Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., State of Wisconsin Investment Board, First Trust Advisors LP, Swiss National Bank, and First National Bank of Omaha.
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Shares of HMSY 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 HMSY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.00.

HMS has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion and generates $626.40 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $87.22 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.15 on an earnings per share basis. HMS employs 3,100 workers across the globe.

The official website for HMS is www.hms.com.

HMS's mailing address is 5615 High Point Drive, Irving TX, 75038. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 214-453-3000 or via email at [email protected]