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Stocks Info
Maximus Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Specialty Business Services industry. The current market capitalization of Maximus Inc is $4.50B. A total of 1.62 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 572.33K shares.
In the most recent transaction, RAJAN GAYATHRI bought 73 shares of MMS for 73.72 per share on Nov 29 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 18,057 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 29 ’24, Warren Michael J. bought 17 shares at 73.72 per share. MMS shares that Director owns now total 4,085.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Link Michelle F. acquired of 2,208 shares on Dec 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $73.83. In another insider transaction, Link Michelle F. sold 1,363 shares at $92.56 per share on Oct 01 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief of Human Resources now total 6,567.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Maximus Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.61%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.92. MMS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/15/2024 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/30/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/15/2024. The MMS stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MMS has a high of $93.97 and a low of $71.75.
As of this writing, MMS has an earnings estimate of $1.36 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.39 per share and a lower estimate of $1.33. The company reported an EPS of $1.34 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MMS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $135.06M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.71B in debt and $789.43M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $30.53, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.48B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MMS is Buy with a score of 3.00.
