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) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $421.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $404.90 million. The Providence Service had a positive return on equity of 9.96% and a negative net margin of 1.11%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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.

Media coverage about PRSC stock has been trending somewhat positive on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog 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. The Providence Service earned a media sentiment score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for The Providence Service.

The Providence Service saw a increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 81,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days. Currently, 2.1% of the company's shares are short sold. View The Providence Service's Current Options Chain.

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The Providence Service's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 $68.75.

The Providence Service has a market capitalization of $886.88 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]