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Maximus (MMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$73.39 +1.47 (+2.05%)
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About Maximus Stock (NYSE:MMS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$71.38
$73.30
50-Day Range
$66.25
$76.88
52-Week Range
$63.77
$93.97
Volume
115,346 shs
Average Volume
571,427 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.14 billion
P/E Ratio
14.60
Dividend Yield
1.64%
Price Target
$90.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Maximus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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63rd Percentile Overall Score

MMS MarketRank™: 

Maximus scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 303 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Maximus has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

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

    Earnings for Maximus are expected to decrease by -6.34% in the coming year, from $6.15 to $5.76 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Maximus is 14.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.61.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Maximus is 14.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.76.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Maximus has a P/B Ratio of 2.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Maximus' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.88% 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 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Maximus has recently increased by 26.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Maximus pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, 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 23.86%. 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 20.83% next year. This indicates that Maximus will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Maximus' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.88% 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 4.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Maximus has recently increased by 26.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Maximus has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Maximus this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Maximus insiders have sold 7,822.85% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $7,229.00 in company stock and sold $572,743.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.60% 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 News Headlines

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MMS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Maximus' stock was trading at $74.65 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MMS stock has decreased by 2.4% and is now trading at $72.8290.

Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The health services provider reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.37 by $0.64. The firm's revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Maximus' top institutional shareholders include Reinhart Partners LLC. (1.62%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.15%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.01%) and Pallas Capital Advisors LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce Caswell, Raymond B Ruddy, Jan Madsen, Michael J Warren, Gayathri Rajan, David Francis, Michelle F Link, Teresa Weipert, David Mutryn and Ilene R Baylinson.
View institutional ownership trends
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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

Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Record date for 5/31 Dividend
5/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/31 Dividend
5/15/2025
Dividend Payable
5/31/2025
Today
7/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Record date for 8/31 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend
8/15/2025
Dividend Payable
8/31/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Government Services
Sub-Industry
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:MMS
CIK
1032220
Employees
41,100
Year Founded
1975

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$90.00
Low Price Target
$90.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
14.30
Forward P/E Ratio
11.69
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$306.91 million
Pretax Margin
7.68%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.31 billion
Cash Flow
$8.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.47
Book Value
$30.62 per share
Price / Book
2.35

Miscellaneous

Free Float
55,447,000
Market Cap
$4.05 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.61

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This page (NYSE:MMS) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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