Maximus (MMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Maximus, Inc. operates as a provider of government services in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Federal Services, U.S. Services, and Outside the U.S. The U.S. Services segment offers 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; and person-centered independent disability, long-term sick, and other health assessments. This segment also provides employment services, such as eligibility support, case management, job-readiness preparation, job search and employer outreach, job retention and career advancement, and educational and training services; technology solutions; system implementation project management services; and specialized consulting services. The U.S. Federal Services segment offers Business process services, eligibility and enrollment, outreach, and other services for federal health and human services programs; clinical services; and technology solutions, including application development and modernization services, enterprise business solutions, advanced analytics and emerging technologies, cybersecurity services, and infrastructure and engineering solutions. The Outside the U.S. segment offers BPS solutions for international governments, including health and disability assessments, program administration for employment services, wellbeing solutions, and other job seeker-related services. Maximus, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $67.60 to $72.47
• 50-Day Range: $64.36 to $78.33
• 52-Week Range: $63.77 to $93.97
• Volume: 1.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 536,080 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.29
• Dividend Yield: 1.69%
• Price Target: $90.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Maximus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Maximus scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 322 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

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 only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.34%

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 15.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Maximus is 15.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Maximus has a P/B Ratio of 2.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

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 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Maximus has recently decreased by 13.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Maximus pays a meaningful dividend of 1.76%, 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 25.81%. 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

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 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Maximus has recently decreased by 13.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.48

News Sentiment

Maximus has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Maximus this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Maximus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Maximus insiders have sold 95,997.92% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $1,200.00 in company stock and sold $1,153,175.00 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.

MMS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MMS shares performed this year?

Maximus' stock was trading at $74.65 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MMS stock has decreased by 4.8% and is now trading at $71.10.
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How were Maximus' earnings last quarter?

Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 6th. The health services provider reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.22. Maximus had a net margin of 5.28% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.95%.

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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Maximus own?

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: 2/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 2/28 Dividend: 2/14/2025
• Record date for 2/28 Dividend: 2/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 2/28/2025
• Today: 4/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $90.00
• High Stock Price Target: $90.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $306.91 million
• Net Margins: 5.28%
• Pretax Margin: 7.25%
• Return on Equity: 21.95%
• Return on Assets: 9.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 1.72
• Quick Ratio: 1.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.72
• Cash Flow: $8.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.96
• Book Value: $29.10 per share
• Price / Book: 2.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 56,600,000
• Free Float: 55,694,000
• Market Cap: $3.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.71