NASDAQ:HMSY - HMS Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding HMS Holdings Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $24.90 -0.37 (-1.46 %) (As of 04/1/2020 12:59 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$24.49Now: $24.90▼$25.4150-Day Range$19.26MA: $24.11▼$28.4352-Week Range$18.19Now: $24.90▼$40.67Volume288,631 shsAverage Volume1.14 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.19 billionP/E Ratio25.15Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.33 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email HMS Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides cost containment solutions in the United States healthcare marketplace. The company offers coordination of benefits services to government and commercial healthcare payers to ensure that the correct party pays the claim; and population management solutions that provide risk-bearing organizations with intelligence across their member populations to identify risks, and enhance patient engagement and outcomes, as well as payment integrity, care management and consumer engagement, and analytical solutions. It serves state Medicaid programs, commercial health plans, federal government health agencies, government and private employers, children's health insurance program, and other healthcare payers, as well as a subcontractor. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.Read More Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustryHealth Care Technology SectorMedical Current SymbolNASDAQ:HMSY Previous Symbol CUSIP40425J10 CIK1196501 Webhttp://www.hms.com/ Phone214-453-3000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.30 Current Ratio3.92 Quick Ratio3.92Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio25.15 Forward P/E Ratio24.17 P/E Growth2.03 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$626.40 million Price / Sales3.50 Cash Flow$1.65 per share Price / Cash Flow15.12 Book Value$9.70 per share Price / Book2.57Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.15 Net Income$87.22 million Net Margins13.93% Return on Equity11.51% Return on Assets7.90%Miscellaneous Employees3,100 Outstanding Shares88,110,000Market Cap$2.19 billion Next Earnings Date5/1/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive HMSY News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for HMSY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:HMSY Rates by TradingView HMS (NASDAQ:HMSY) Frequently Asked Questions How has HMS's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? HMS's stock was trading at $21.41 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HMSY stock has increased by 16.3% and is now trading at $24.90. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of HMS? 8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HMS in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for HMS. When is HMS's next earnings date? HMS is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, May 1st 2020. View our earnings forecast for HMS. How were HMS's earnings last quarter? HMS Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:HMSY) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 21st. The business services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.04. The business services provider had revenue of $163.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $170.77 million. HMS had a net margin of 13.93% and a return on equity of 11.51%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.31 EPS. View HMS's earnings history. What guidance has HMS issued on next quarter's earnings? HMS issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Friday, February, 21st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $705-715 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $701.56 million. What price target have analysts set for HMSY? 8 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for HMS's shares. Their forecasts range from $30.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate HMS's share price to reach $37.73 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 51.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for HMS. Has HMS been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about HMSY stock has trended very positive on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. HMS earned a media sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutHMS. Are investors shorting HMS? HMS saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,422,600 shares, a decrease of 18.4% from the February 27th total of 2,970,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,108,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 2.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View HMS's Current Options Chain. Who are some of HMS's key competitors? Some companies that are related to HMS include Cerner (CERN), Omnicell (OMCL), Cortexyme (CRTX), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX), HealthStream (HSTM), Vocera Communications (VCRA) and Computer Programs & Systems (CPSI). What other stocks do shareholders of HMS own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other HMS investors own include AT&T (T), Netflix (NFLX), Walt Disney (DIS), General Electric (GE), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Twitter (TWTR), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), AbbVie (ABBV) and Alibaba Group (BABA). Who are HMS's key executives? HMS's management team includes the following people: Mr. William C. Lucia, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 61)Mr. Jeffrey S. Sherman, Exec. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 53)Mr. Douglas M. Williams Jr., Exec. VP & COO (Age 60)Mr. Emmet O'Gara, Group Pres of Total Population Management (Age 50)Mr. Greg D. Aunan, Chief Accounting Officer & Sr. VP (Age 50) What is HMS's stock symbol? HMS trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HMSY." How do I buy shares of HMS? 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. What is HMS's stock price today? One share of HMSY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.90. How big of a company is HMS? HMS has a market capitalization of $2.19 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. View additional information about HMS. What is HMS's official website? The official website for HMS is http://www.hms.com/. How can I contact HMS? 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] MarketBeat Community Rating for HMS (NASDAQ HMSY)Community Ranking: 2.4 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 382 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 423 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 805MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about HMS and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe HMSY will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe HMSY will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 4/1/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What is a Swap?
