Investors’ Patience Is Being Tested Right Now By Maximus Inc (NYSE: MMS)

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

Maximus Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Industrials sector and is a part of the Specialty Business Services industry. The current market capitalization of Maximus Inc is $3.85B. A total of 0.8 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 749.01K shares.

Insider Activity

Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, MMS has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.

In the most recent transaction, Warren Michael J. bought 18 shares of MMS for 66.64 per share on Feb 28 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,103 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 28 ’25, RAJAN GAYATHRI bought 81 shares at 66.64 per share. MMS shares that Director owns now total 18,138.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Baylinson Ilene R. disposed of 14,500 shares on Feb 19 ’25 at a per-share price of $68.14. This resulted in the General Mgr – Health & Human holding 2,512 shares of MMS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Caswell Bruce bought 3,500 shares at $70.64 per share on Dec 17 ’24. Company shares held by the CEO & President now total 275,929.

Dividend

It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Maximus Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.76%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.65. MMS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.55% when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/15/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.32%. The MMS stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MMS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $102.00 with high estimates of $114.00 and low estimates of $90.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MMS has a high of $93.97 and a low of $63.77.

As of this writing, MMS has an earnings estimate of $1.38 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.4 per share and a lower estimate of $1.36.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $28.75, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.48B.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to 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 4.00.

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