Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc., a pharmacy service company, provides a suite of technology-enabled services designed to help residents of long-term health care facilities (LTCFs) in the United States. Its individualized clinical, drug dispensing, and administration capabilities are used to serve the needs of residents in lower acuity LTCFs, such as assisted living facilities and behavioral health facilities and group homes. The company's Guardian Compass includes dashboards created using data from its data warehouse to help its local pharmacies plan, track, and optimize their business operations; and GuardianShield Programs for LTCFs. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.20 to $22.14
• 50-Day Range: $17.08 to $25.18
• 52-Week Range: $14.16 to $25.74
• Volume: 1.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 191,270 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $22.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Guardian Pharmacy Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Guardian Pharmacy Services scored higher than 8% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 913th out of 944 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Guardian Pharmacy Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Guardian Pharmacy Services has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.45%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Guardian Pharmacy Services are expected to decrease by -3.45% in the coming year, from $0.87 to $0.84 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GRDN.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Guardian Pharmacy Services does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Guardian Pharmacy Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GRDN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.10

News Sentiment

Guardian Pharmacy Services 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Guardian Pharmacy Services this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for GRDN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Guardian Pharmacy Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Guardian Pharmacy Services insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $648,536.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

GRDN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GRDN shares performed this year?

Guardian Pharmacy Services' stock was trading at $17.75 at the start of the year. Since then, GRDN stock has increased by 20.6% and is now trading at $21.41.
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How were Guardian Pharmacy Services' earnings last quarter?

Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. (NYSE:GRDN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The company reported ($2.00) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $2.19. The business had revenue of $314.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $303.21 million.

When did Guardian Pharmacy Services IPO?

Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN) raised $102 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, September 26th 2024. The company issued 6,800,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. Raymond James, Stifel and Truist Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

When did the company's quiet period expire?

Guardian Pharmacy Services' quiet period expired on Tuesday, November 5th. Guardian Pharmacy Services had issued 8,000,000 shares in its initial public offering on September 26th. The total size of the offering was $112,000,000 based on an initial share price of $14.00. During the company's quiet period, underwriters and any insiders that worked on the IPO were prevented from issuing any earnings forecasts or research reports for the company because of regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Now that the company's quiet period has ended, brokerages that served as underwriters are now able to initiate research on the company.

Who are Guardian Pharmacy Services' major shareholders?

Guardian Pharmacy Services' top institutional shareholders include Wellington Management Group LLP (0.81%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.79%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.52%) and Maven Securities LTD (0.29%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas J Salentine Jr and Steven D Cosler.
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How do I buy shares of Guardian Pharmacy Services?

Shares of GRDN 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Guardian Pharmacy Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Guardian Pharmacy Services investors own include UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Drug stores & proprietary stores
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GRDN
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:GRDN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1802255
• Web: guardianpharmacy.com
• Phone: (404) 810-0089
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $22.00
• High Stock Price Target: $24.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,294,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.36 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A