NASDAQ:PRSC - The Providence Service Stock Price, Forecast & News

The Providence Service trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PRSC."

The Providence Service Co. (NASDAQ:PRSC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.30. The firm earned $421.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $404.90 million. The Providence Service had a negative net margin of 1.11% and a positive return on equity of 9.96%. The Providence Service'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 business posted $0.32 earnings per share. View The Providence Service's Earnings History.

The Providence Service is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for The Providence Service.

The Providence Service will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 27th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Media headlines about PRSC stock have been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. The Providence Service earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for The Providence Service.

The Providence Service saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 272,300 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the January 15th total of 258,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 81,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days. Currently, 2.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View The Providence Service's Current Options Chain.

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The Providence Service's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Renaissance Technologies LLC (7.21%), Coliseum Capital Management LLC (6.74%), State Street Corp (2.87%), Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (2.53%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.07%) and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (1.59%). Company insiders that own The Providence Service stock include Coliseum Capital Management, L, David Casey Shackelton, Kevin M Dotts, Kristi Meints, R Carter Pate and Richard A Kerley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for The Providence Service.

PRSC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Coliseum Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Alta Fundamental Advisers LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, AQR Capital Management LLC and PEAK6 Investments LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Providence Service company stock in the last year include Coliseum Capital Management, L and R Carter Pate. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Providence Service.

PRSC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marshall Wace LLP, Panagora Asset Management Inc., State Street Corp, California Public Employees Retirement System, Oxford Asset Management LLP, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Sei Investments Co. and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought The Providence Service stock in the last two years include Kevin M Dotts and R Carter Pate. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Providence Service.

Shares of PRSC 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 PRSC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $71.42.

The Providence Service has a market capitalization of $921.25 million and generates $1.38 billion in revenue each year. The Providence Service employs 4,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About The Providence Service.

The official website for The Providence Service is http://www.prscholdings.com/.

The Providence Service's mailing address is 1275 Peachtree Street Sixth Floor, Atlanta GA, 30309. The company can be reached via phone at 404-888-5800 or via email at [email protected]