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Maximus (MMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$61.31 -2.96 (-4.60%)
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About Maximus Stock (NYSE:MMS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$60.76
$64.04
50-Day Range
$62.32
$78.84
52-Week Range
$60.75
$100.00
Volume
164,824 shs
Average Volume
717,290 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.22 billion
P/E Ratio
9.14
Dividend Yield
2.15%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Maximus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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69th Percentile Overall Score

MMS MarketRank™: 

Maximus scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 297 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Maximus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Maximus has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Maximus' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Maximus are expected to grow by 5.04% in the coming year, from $8.33 to $8.75 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Maximus is 9.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.48.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Maximus is 9.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 32.18.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Maximus has a P/B Ratio of 2.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.75% of the float of Maximus has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Maximus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.72, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Maximus has recently decreased by 12.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Maximus pays a meaningful dividend of 2.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Maximus has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Maximus is 19.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Maximus will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.09% next year. This indicates that Maximus will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Maximus' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Maximus has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Maximus this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for MMS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Maximus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Maximus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $53,610.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.80% of the stock of Maximus is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.21% of the stock of Maximus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Maximus' insider trading history.
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MMS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Maximus' stock was trading at $86.32 at the start of the year. Since then, MMS shares have decreased by 29.0% and is now trading at $61.3140.

Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The health services provider reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.98 by $0.09. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Maximus' top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.86%), Van Berkom & Associates Inc. (2.15%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (1.31%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce Caswell, Raymond B Ruddy, David Mutryn, Jan Madsen, Michelle F Link, Michael J Warren, Gayathri Rajan, Teresa Weipert and Ilene R Baylinson.
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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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Maximus investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), ServiceNow (NOW) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/2 Dividend
2/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/2 Dividend
2/13/2026
Dividend Payable
3/02/2026
Last Earnings
5/07/2026
Today
5/11/2026
Record date for 6/1 Dividend
5/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend
5/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/01/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Government Services
Sub-Industry
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:MMS
CIK
1032220
Employees
37,200
Year Founded
1975

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.68
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.13
Forward P/E Ratio
7.33
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$319.03 million
Net Margins
7.02%
Pretax Margin
9.33%
Return on Equity
25.10%
Return on Assets
10.15%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.87
Current Ratio
2.21
Quick Ratio
2.21

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.43 billion
Price / Sales
0.59
Cash Flow
$9.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.43
Book Value
$29.71 per share
Price / Book
2.05

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
52,540,000
Free Float
51,594,000
Market Cap
$3.21 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.60

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This page (NYSE:MMS) was last updated on 5/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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