American Shared Hospital Services (AMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Shared Hospital Services operates as a specialized healthcare services company focused on delivering diagnostic imaging solutions to community and rural hospitals across the United States. Through strategic joint ventures and management agreements, the company collaborates with hospital partners to develop and operate outpatient imaging centers that provide advanced modalities while sharing the capital and operating costs. By partnering directly with hospitals, American Shared Hospital Services enables facility owners to offer in-house diagnostic capabilities without the burden of full operational oversight and significant equipment investment.

The company’s service portfolio encompasses a wide range of imaging technologies, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), mammography, ultrasound, bone densitometry (DEXA) and nuclear medicine. In addition to supplying, installing and maintaining the equipment, American Shared Hospital Services typically provides trained technologists, quality assurance programs and compliance support. This turnkey approach allows hospital partners to integrate high-end imaging services seamlessly into their existing clinical workflows.

Founded in the mid-1980s and headquartered in DeRidder, Louisiana, American Shared Hospital Services has built a reputation for serving smaller markets where access to specialized imaging can be limited. Its joint-venture model aligns incentives between the company and its hospital affiliates, supporting long-term capital planning and efficient operations. While primarily focused on markets in the southeastern United States, the company evaluates opportunities in other regions where community and rural hospitals seek to expand or upgrade diagnostic imaging capabilities.

American Shared Hospital Services is governed by a board of directors and led by senior executives with extensive experience in healthcare management and medical imaging. The company continues to pursue collaborative partnerships that enhance local access to advanced diagnostic services and improve patient care outcomes in underserved communities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.45 to $1.52
• 50-Day Range: $1.30 to $1.64
• 52-Week Range: $1.25 to $3.11
• Volume: 23,532 shs
• Average Volume: 30,716 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.93 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

American Shared Hospital Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Shared Hospital Services scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for American Shared Hospital Services.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Shared Hospital Services is -6.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Shared Hospital Services is -6.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

American Shared Hospital Services has a P/B Ratio of 0.35. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.08% of the float of American Shared Hospital Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Shared Hospital Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in American Shared Hospital Services has recently decreased by 53.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

American Shared Hospital Services does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

American Shared Hospital Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

American Shared Hospital Services has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,337,147.00 in company stock, which represents 13.4657% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Shared Hospital Services insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,337,147.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.80% of the stock of American Shared Hospital Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

23.16% of the stock of American Shared Hospital Services is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2026
• Today: 7/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Healthcare Providers & Services
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare Services
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:AMS
• Previous Symbol: NYSEMKT:AMS
• CIK: 744825
• Web: www.ashs.com
• Phone: (415) 788-5300
• Fax: 415-788-5660
• Employees: 10
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.55 million
• Net Margins: -5.30%
• Pretax Margin: -9.83%
• Return on Equity: -5.51%
• Return on Assets: -2.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $28.08 million
• Price / Sales: 0.35
• Cash Flow: $0.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.23
• Book Value: $4.23 per share
• Price / Book: 0.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,620,000
• Free Float: 4,916,000
• Market Cap: $9.93 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.30