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: $23.28 to $24.21
• 50-Day Range: $19.65 to $23.64
• 52-Week Range: $14.16 to $26.91
• Volume: 162,534 shs
• Average Volume: 162,639 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $25.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Guardian Pharmacy Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Guardian Pharmacy Services scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 835th out of 936 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 1 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.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Guardian Pharmacy Services is -15.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Guardian Pharmacy Services is -15.87, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Guardian Pharmacy Services has a P/B Ratio of 8.49. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Guardian Pharmacy Services has a news sentiment score of 0.02. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Guardian Pharmacy Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for GRDN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Guardian Pharmacy Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Guardian Pharmacy Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $228,713,426.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

63.71% of the stock of Guardian Pharmacy Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

GRDN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GRDN shares performed this year?

Guardian Pharmacy Services' stock was trading at $20.26 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GRDN shares have increased by 19.1% and is now trading at $24.12.

How were Guardian Pharmacy Services' earnings last quarter?

Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. (NYSE:GRDN) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 12th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.01. The company earned $329.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $321.21 million. Guardian Pharmacy Services had a negative net margin of 6.90% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 52.41%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Guardian Pharmacy Services IPO?

Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN) raised $102 million in an initial public offering 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 served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Guardian Pharmacy Services' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Guardian Pharmacy Services include Brown Advisory Inc. (2.66%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.54%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (1.29%) and New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.55%). Insiders that own company stock include William E Bindley, Thomas J Salentine Jr, Fred Burke, David K Morris, Kendall Forbes, John Ackerman 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.

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: 5/12/2025
• Today: 8/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - DRUGS
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GRDN
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:GRDN
• CIK: 1802255
• Web: guardianpharmacy.com
• Phone: (404) 810-0089
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Guardian Pharmacy Services: $25.67
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.52)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.72
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$87.29 million
• Net Margins: -6.90%
• Pretax Margin: -4.80%
• Return on Equity: -52.41%
• Return on Assets: -24.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.18
• Quick Ratio: 0.84

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.15
• Cash Flow: $0.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 90.68
• Book Value: $2.84 per share
• Price / Book: 8.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,287,000
• Free Float: 22,967,000
• Market Cap: $1.53 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A