Addus HomeCare (ADUS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Addus HomeCare Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides personal care services to elderly, chronically ill, disabled persons, and individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Personal Care, Hospice, and Home Health. The Personal Care segment provides non-medical assistance with activities of daily living. This segment offers services that include assistance with bathing, grooming, oral care, feeding and dressing, medication reminders, meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, and transportation services. The Hospice segment provides palliative nursing care, social work, spiritual counseling, homemaker, and bereavement counseling services for people who are terminally ill, as well as related services for their families. The Home Health segment offers skilled nursing and physical, occupational, and speech therapy for the individuals who requires assistance during an illness or after hospitalization. The company's payor clients include federal, state, and local governmental agencies; managed care organizations; commercial insurers; and private individuals. Addus HomeCare Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $119.40 to $122.64
• 50-Day Range: $119.78 to $133.29
• 52-Week Range: $85.43 to $136.12
• Volume: 129,357 shs
• Average Volume: 130,506 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.41
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $131.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Addus HomeCare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Addus HomeCare scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 86th out of 970 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Addus HomeCare has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Addus HomeCare has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Addus HomeCare are expected to grow by 9.61% in the coming year, from $4.58 to $5.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Addus HomeCare is 27.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Addus HomeCare is 27.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 67.98.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Addus HomeCare has a PEG Ratio of 2.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Addus HomeCare has a P/B Ratio of 2.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.60% of the outstanding shares of Addus HomeCare have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Addus HomeCare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Addus HomeCare has recently decreased by 3.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Addus HomeCare does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Addus HomeCare does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.50

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.60% of the outstanding shares of Addus HomeCare have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Addus HomeCare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Addus HomeCare has recently decreased by 3.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.10

News Sentiment

Addus HomeCare has a news sentiment score of 1.10. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Addus HomeCare this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for ADUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Addus HomeCare to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Addus HomeCare insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,050,082.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.60% of the stock of Addus HomeCare is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.35% of the stock of Addus HomeCare is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ADUS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ADUS shares performed this year?

Addus HomeCare's stock was trading at $92.85 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, ADUS stock has increased by 29.0% and is now trading at $119.78.
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How were Addus HomeCare's earnings last quarter?

Addus HomeCare Co. (NASDAQ:ADUS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.02. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Addus HomeCare's major shareholders?

Addus HomeCare's top institutional shareholders include Wasatch Advisors LP (5.75%), State Street Corp (3.66%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.99%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.80%). Insiders that own company stock include R Dirk Allison, W Bradley Bickham, Darby Anderson, Brian Poff, Sean Gaffney, Monica Raines, Roberton James Stevenson, Michael D Wattenbarger and David W Tucker.
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How do I buy shares of Addus HomeCare?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Addus HomeCare own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Addus HomeCare investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2024
• Today: 11/17/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/24/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Home health care services
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ADUS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1468328
• Web: www.addus.com
• Phone: (469) 535-8200
• Fax: 630-487-2707
• Employees: 34,846
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $131.63
• High Stock Price Target: $150.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $83.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.37
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.15
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: $62.52 million
• Net Margins: 6.50%
• Pretax Margin: 8.69%
• Return on Equity: 9.62%
• Return on Assets: 7.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.11
• Quick Ratio: 2.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.05
• Cash Flow: $4.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.43
• Book Value: $52.26 per share
• Price / Book: 2.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,130,000
• Free Float: 17,299,000
• Market Cap: $2.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04