NASDAQ:PRSCThe Providence Service Stock Price, Forecast & News

The Providence Service's stock was trading at $55.75 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, PRSC shares have increased by 42.5% and is now trading at $79.42. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Providence Service in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for The Providence Service.

The Providence Service is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for The Providence Service.

The Providence Service Co. (NASDAQ:PRSC) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $367.29 million for the quarter. The Providence Service had a return on equity of 8.53% and a net margin of 0.96%. View The Providence Service's earnings history.

The Providence Service declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $1.371 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $5.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.91%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. View The Providence Service's dividend history.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for The Providence Service's shares. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate The Providence Service's share price to reach $87.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for The Providence Service.

Media stories about PRSC stock have been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. 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 daily sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about The Providence Service.

The Providence Service saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 251,100 shares, an increase of 20.0% from the May 31st total of 209,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 91,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 2.0% of the company's shares are sold short. View The Providence Service's Current Options Chain.

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

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One share of PRSC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $79.42.

The Providence Service has a market capitalization of $1.03 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]