William Blair Increases Earnings Estimates for HealthStream

HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTM - Free Report) - William Blair upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for HealthStream in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 21st. William Blair analyst R. Daniels now forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.16 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.15. The consensus estimate for HealthStream's current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for HealthStream's FY2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Craig Hallum raised shares of HealthStream to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on shares of HealthStream from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of HealthStream from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com lowered HealthStream from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $31.50.

HealthStream Trading Down 4.8 %

Shares of HSTM traded down $1.44 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $28.63. 163,778 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 112,590. The company has a market capitalization of $870.29 million, a P/E ratio of 49.36, a PEG ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.36. HealthStream has a 52 week low of $22.84 and a 52 week high of $31.15. The company's 50 day moving average is $28.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.88.

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 21st. The technology company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $73.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $73.53 million. HealthStream had a return on equity of 5.19% and a net margin of 6.26%. HealthStream's revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of HealthStream by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,938,685 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $78,345,000 after acquiring an additional 31,943 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of HealthStream by 1.0% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,570,735 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $43,824,000 after purchasing an additional 15,379 shares during the period. First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of HealthStream by 7.1% in the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 530,178 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $14,792,000 after purchasing an additional 35,350 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of HealthStream by 37.3% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 201,601 shares of the technology company's stock worth $5,814,000 after purchasing an additional 54,775 shares during the period. Finally, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of HealthStream by 8.7% during the first quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 188,881 shares of the technology company's stock worth $5,036,000 after purchasing an additional 15,150 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.58% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at HealthStream

In other HealthStream news, Director Tate Deborah Taylor sold 1,400 shares of HealthStream stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.53, for a total value of $39,942.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 22,326 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $636,960.78. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, SVP Kevin P. O'hara sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.03, for a total value of $84,090.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 9,527 shares of the company's stock, valued at $267,041.81. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Tate Deborah Taylor sold 1,400 shares of HealthStream stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.53, for a total transaction of $39,942.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 22,326 shares of the company's stock, valued at $636,960.78. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 20.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

HealthStream Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.028 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 4th. This represents a $0.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.39%. HealthStream's payout ratio is 18.97%.

HealthStream Company Profile

HealthStream, Inc provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications for healthcare organizations in the United States. The company's solutions help healthcare organizations in meeting their ongoing clinical development, talent management, training, education, assessment, competency management, safety and compliance, and scheduling, as well as provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment needs.