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. Since then, PRSC shares have increased by 204.1% and is now trading at $169.56.
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3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Providence Service in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" The Providence Service stock.
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1,428 employees have rated The Providence Service CEO Doug Parker on Glassdoor.com. Doug Parker has an approval rating of 59% among The Providence Service's employees. This puts Doug Parker in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

The Providence Service is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 25th 2021.
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The Providence Service Co. (NASDAQ:PRSC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 11th. The company reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $1.27. The business earned $320.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $341.98 million. The Providence Service had a net margin of 0.23% and a return on equity of 17.59%. The business's revenue was down 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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The Providence Service announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th.
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3 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for The Providence Service's stock. Their forecasts range from $152.00 to $152.00. On average, they expect The Providence Service's share price to reach $152.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.4%.
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The Providence Service saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 290,600 shares, an increase of 59.1% from the December 15th total of 182,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 102,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 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 number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (1.49%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.04%) and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.02%). 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 Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, and State of Alaska Department of Revenue.
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PRSC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and Pacer Advisors 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of PRSC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $169.56.

The Providence Service has a market capitalization of $2.41 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]