The Providence Service Stock Forecast, Price & News

The Providence Service's stock was trading at $55.75 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PRSC shares have increased by 54.6% and is now trading at $86.21.
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2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Providence Service in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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The Providence Service is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020.
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The Providence Service Co. (NASDAQ:PRSC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported $2.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $2.19. The company earned $282.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $400.30 million. The Providence Service had a return on equity of 17.59% and a net margin of 0.23%.
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The Providence Service declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $1.371 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $5.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th.
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2 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for The Providence Service's shares. Their forecasts range from $104.00 to $104.00. On average, they expect The Providence Service's share price to reach $104.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% from the stock's current price.
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The Providence Service saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 138,000 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the August 31st total of 120,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 81,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days.
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The Providence Service trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PRSC."

The Providence Service's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.66%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.11%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (1.33%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.91%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.91%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.89%). Company insiders that own The Providence Service stock include Coliseum Capital Management, L, Kevin M Dotts and R Carter Pate.
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PRSC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, and Two Sigma Advisers LP. Company insiders that have sold The Providence Service company stock in the last year include Coliseum Capital Management, L, and R Carter Pate.
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PRSC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Vanguard Group Inc., EAM Investors LLC, Prosight Management LP, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., and TD Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought The Providence Service stock in the last two years include Kevin M Dotts, and R Carter Pate.
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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 $86.21.

The Providence Service has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion and generates $1.51 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $970,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.65 on an earnings per share basis. The Providence Service employs 3,800 workers across the globe.

The official website for The Providence Service is 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]