Maximus (MMS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Maximus in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" MMS shares.
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1 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Maximus' shares. Their MMS share price forecasts range from $100.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $100.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.3% from the stock's current price.
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Maximus' stock was trading at $73.33 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, MMS shares have increased by 9.7% and is now trading at $80.42.
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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) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 3rd. The health services provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.02. The health services provider earned $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.20 billion. Maximus had a net margin of 3.62% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.37%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.07 earnings per share.

Maximus announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 11th. Stockholders 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 1.39%. The ex-dividend date 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 (EPS) guidance of $4.00-$4.30 for the period, compared to the consensus 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 many different 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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One share of MMS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $80.42.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a market capitalization of $4.89 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.