Maximus (MMS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Maximus in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" MMS shares.
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2 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Maximus' stock. Their MMS share price forecasts range from $84.00 to $100.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $92.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.3% from the stock's current price.
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Maximus' stock was trading at $73.33 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, MMS stock has increased by 11.7% and is now trading at $81.93.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 2nd 2023.
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Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The health services provider reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.02. The health services provider earned $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Maximus had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.37% and a net margin of 3.62%. Maximus's quarterly revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.07 EPS.

Maximus declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 12th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Maximus (NYSE:MMS) stock in their portfolio include Natixis Vaughan Nelson Mid Cap ETF (VNMC), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM), Fidelity Digital Health ETF (FDHT), iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF (SMMV), Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF (FDLO), First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF (MMSC), Fidelity Blue Chip Value ETF (FBCV) and First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (HSMV).

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.39%. The dividend payout ratio is 39.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MMS will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.22% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Maximus updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.00-$4.30 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.61. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.85 billion-$5.00 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.94 billion.

145 employees have rated Maximus Chief Executive Officer Bruce Caswell on Glassdoor.com. Bruce Caswell has an approval rating of 80% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Maximus investors own include Pfizer (PFE), Lennar (LEN), AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Kroger (KR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cerner (CERN), Intel (INTC) and JD.com (JD).

Maximus trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MMS."

Maximus' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.77%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (11.41%), FMR LLC (9.98%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (4.39%), State Street Corp (4.32%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce Caswell, David Francis, David Mutryn, Ilene R Baylinson, Michelle F Link, Peter Pond, Raymond B Ruddy, Richard A Montoni, Richard A Montoni, Richard John Nadeau, Teresa Weipert, Thomas D Romeo and Thomas D Romeo.
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Shares of MMS stock 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.
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One share of MMS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $81.93.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a market capitalization of $4.98 billion and generates $4.63 billion in revenue each year. The health services provider earns $203.83 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.81 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 39,500 workers across the globe.

Maximus' mailing address is 1891 METRO CENTER DRIVE, RESTON VA, 20190. The official website for the company is www.maximus.com. The health services provider can be reached via phone at (703) 251-8500, via email at investorrelations@maximus.com, or via fax at 703-251-8240.