NYSE:MMS

Maximus - MMS Stock Forecast, Price & News

$73.14

+0.41 (+0.56%)

(As of 12/2/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $71.79
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$73.30
50-Day Range: $55.79
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$73.14
52-Week Range: $54.46
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$81.76

Volume: 314,837 shs
Average Volume: 362,443 shs
Market Capitalization: $4.44 billion

P/E Ratio: 22.23
Dividend Yield: 1.53%
Price Target: N/A

Maximus MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Bearish
2.76% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$2.14 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.03%
From $3.90 to $4.33 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.42 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

126th out of 328 stocks

Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry

46th out of 95 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Maximus.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.76% 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 4.3.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Maximus has recently increased by 5.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Maximus pays a meaningful dividend of 1.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Maximus does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Maximus is 34.04%. 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 25.87% next year. This indicates that Maximus will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for MMS.

2.5

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Maximus has a news sentiment score of 0.48. 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 0.35 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Maximus this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
2 people have searched for MMS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

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 $2,144,657.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.90% of the stock of Maximus is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
95.30% of the stock of Maximus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Maximus are expected to grow by 11.03% in the coming year, from $3.90 to $4.33 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Maximus is 22.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 130.28.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Maximus is 22.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 241.73.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Maximus has a P/B Ratio of 2.87. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Maximus (NYSE:MMS) Stock

Maximus, Inc. provides business process services (BPS) to government health and human services programs. It operates through three segments: U.S. Services, U.S. Federal Services, and Outside the U.S. The U.S. Services segment offers various BPS solutions, such as program administration, appeals and assessments, and related consulting works for U.S. state and local government programs, including the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, child support programs, Preadmission Screening and Resident Reviews, and Independent Developmental Disability assessments. This segment also provides program eligibility support and enrollment; centralized multilingual customer contact centers, multichannel, and digital self-service options for enrollment; application assistance and independent health plan choice counseling; beneficiary outreach, education, eligibility, enrollment, and redeterminations; person-centered independent disability, long-term sick, and other health assessments; and specialized consulting services. The U.S. Federal Services segment offers centralized citizen engagement centers and support services; document and record management; case management, citizen support, and consumer education; independent medical reviews and worker's compensation benefit appeals; Medicare and Medicaid appeals; and federal marketplace eligibility appeals. This segment also provides modernization of systems and information technology infrastructure; infrastructure operations and support services; software development, operations, and management services; and data analytics services. The Outside the U.S. segment offers BPS solutions for governments and commercial clients outside the United States, including health and disability assessments, program administration for employment services, and other job seeker-related services. The company was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.

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MMS Stock News Headlines

December 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

MAXIMUS (MMS) Stock Up 20% Since Q4 Earnings & Revenue Beat

November 25, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) Issues FY 2023 Earnings Guidance

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November 22, 2022 | benzinga.com

Why Maximus Shares Are Trading Sharply Higher

November 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Maximus Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results for Fiscal Year 2022

November 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Maximus (MMS) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

November 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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November 14, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Maximus Awarded $100 Million Contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to Extend CDC-INFO Program

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October 18, 2022 | proactiveinvestors.com.au

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October 18, 2022 | businesswire.com

Maximus Schedules Fiscal 2022 Fourth Quarter and Year End Conference Call - Business Wire

October 17, 2022 | barrons.com

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October 14, 2022 | bloomberg.com

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October 14, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Maximus' (NYSE:MMS) Dividend Will Be $0.28 - Nasdaq

October 13, 2022 | businesswire.com

Maximus Names Christian Gingras as New Managing Director for Maximus Canada - Business Wire

October 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Maximus' (NYSE:MMS) Dividend Will Be $0.28

October 10, 2022 | benzinga.com

Maximus Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.28 per Share - Maximus (NYSE:MMS) - Benzinga

October 8, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Maximus Inc. Shares Near 52-Week Low - Market Mover - Nasdaq

October 5, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Insiders saw their US$2.6m investment bump up to US$2.6m after Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) soared 3.9% last week

October 4, 2022 | benzinga.com

Amazon And 3 Other Stocks Insiders Are Selling - General Mills (NYSE:GIS), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) - Benzinga

September 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Will Maximus (MMS) Continue to Drive Attractive Organic Growth?

September 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS)

September 19, 2022 | businesswire.com

Maximus Names Jennifer Ferreira as Vice President of Business Development for Homeland Security - Business Wire

September 18, 2022 | reuters.com

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September 14, 2022 | latimes.com

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MMS Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/18/2021
Ex-Dividend for 11/30 Dividend: 11/14/2022
Dividend Payable: 11/30/2022
Today: 12/03/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/01/2023
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry: Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Sector: Business Services
Current Symbol: NYSE:MMS
CUSIP: 57793310
CIK: 1032220
Web: www.maximus.com
Phone: (703) 251-8500
Fax: 703-251-8240
Employees: 39,500
Year Founded: 1975

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.29
Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.23
Forward P/E Ratio: 18.75
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $203.83 million
Net Margins: 4.40%
Pretax Margin: 5.98%
Return on Equity: 17.59%
Return on Assets: 6.62%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.83
Current Ratio: 1.33
Quick Ratio: 1.33

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $4.63 billion
Price / Sales: 0.96
Cash Flow: $6.62 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 11.05
Book Value: $25.49 per share
Price / Book: 2.87

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 60,770,000
Free Float: 59,618,000
Market Cap: $4.44 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.73

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Key Executives

Mr. Bruce L. Caswell (Age 55)
Pres, CEO & Director
Comp: $3.24M

Mr. David R. Francis (Age 61)
Gen. Counsel & Sec.
Comp: $1.04M

Ms. Michelle F. Link (Age 47)
Chief HR Officer
Comp: $915.97k

Mr. Thomas D. Romeo
Gen. Mang. of US Federal Services Segment

Mr. David Mutryn (Age 40)
CFO, Principal Financial Officer & Treasurer

Ms. Theresa D. Golinvaux (Age 47)
Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP & Corp. Controller

Mr. John Lambeth
Chief Information Officer

Mr. Jericho Seguin
Sr. VP of Corp. Devel.

Mr. John F. Boyer Ph.D. (Age 74)
Chairman of Maximus Foundation

Mr. David A. Casey (Age 62)
Sr. VP of Gov. Relations & Bus. Devel.

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Insiders & Institutions

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MMS Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MMS shares performed in 2022?: Maximus' stock was trading at $79.67 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, MMS shares have decreased by 8.2% and is now trading at $73.14.
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When is Maximus' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 1st 2023.
View our MMS earnings forecast.
How were Maximus' earnings last quarter?: Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 18th. The health services provider reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.21. The health services provider had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.08 billion. Maximus had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.59% and a net margin of 4.40%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.02 EPS.
How often does Maximus pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Maximus?: Maximus announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, November 30th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 14th.
Read our dividend analysis for MMS.
Is Maximus a good dividend stock?: Maximus (NYSE:MMS) pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.54%. The dividend payout ratio is 34.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MMS will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.87% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for MMS.
What guidance has Maximus issued on next quarter's earnings?: Maximus updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.70-$4.00 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.36. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.75 billion-$4.90 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.65 billion.

What is Bruce Caswell's approval rating as Maximus' CEO?: 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.
What other stocks do shareholders of Maximus own?: 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).
What is Maximus' stock symbol?: Maximus trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MMS."
Who are Maximus' major shareholders?: Maximus' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.14%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (10.05%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.94%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.45%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (4.26%) and State Street Corp (4.22%). 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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How do I buy shares of Maximus?: 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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What is Maximus' stock price today?: One share of MMS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $73.14.
How much money does Maximus make?: Maximus (NYSE:MMS) has a market capitalization of $4.44 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 $3.29 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Maximus have?: The company employs 39,500 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Maximus?: 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.

This page (NYSE:MMS) was last updated on 12/4/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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