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Maximus (MMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$66.80 +0.27 (+0.41%)
Closing price 03/13/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$66.84 +0.04 (+0.05%)
As of 03/13/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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About Maximus Stock (NYSE:MMS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$66.01
$67.46
50-Day Range
$64.36
$79.66
52-Week Range
$63.77
$93.97
Volume
399,254 shs
Average Volume
479,934 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.78 billion
P/E Ratio
14.37
Dividend Yield
1.80%
Price Target
$90.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

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.

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Maximus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

MMS MarketRank™: 

Maximus scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 328 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Maximus' stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 14.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.14.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Maximus is 14.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 31.33.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Maximus has a P/B Ratio of 2.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Maximus' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.20% 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 2.3, 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 22.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Maximus pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, 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.

  • Read more about Maximus' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.20% 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 2.3, 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 22.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Maximus has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Maximus this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for MMS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Maximus to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Maximus insiders have sold 297.69% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $248,440.00 in company stock and sold $988,030.00 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.

  • Read more about Maximus' insider trading history.
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MMS Stock News Headlines

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Maximus Shareholders Approve Board and Executive Pay
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MMS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Maximus' stock was trading at $74.65 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MMS shares have decreased by 10.5% and is now trading at $66.8040.
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Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 6th. The health services provider reported $1.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.22. Maximus had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.95% and a net margin of 5.28%.

Top institutional investors of Maximus include FMR LLC (14.64%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.46%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (4.92%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.62%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce Caswell, Raymond B Ruddy, Gayathri Rajan, David Francis, Michelle F Link, Teresa Weipert, David Mutryn, Michael J Warren and Ilene R Baylinson.
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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.

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
Dividend Payable
2/28/2025
Today
3/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/14/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:MMS
Employees
41,100
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
+34.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
14.37
Forward P/E Ratio
10.86
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$306.91 million
Pretax Margin
7.25%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.38 billion
Cash Flow
$8.39 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.96
Book Value
$29.10 per share
Price / Book
2.30

Miscellaneous

Free Float
55,694,000
Market Cap
$3.78 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.71

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This page (NYSE:MMS) was last updated on 3/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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