HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) Given Outperform Rating at William Blair

William Blair reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) in a research report report published on Tuesday morning,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for HealthStream’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

Separately, JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of HealthStream in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, HealthStream currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.00.

HealthStream Stock Up 1.8 %

NASDAQ:HSTM opened at $33.27 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $32.47 and its 200-day moving average is $30.81. HealthStream has a 12 month low of $23.92 and a 12 month high of $34.24. The firm has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.19, a P/E/G ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.39.

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The technology company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.03. HealthStream had a net margin of 6.84% and a return on equity of 5.67%. The firm had revenue of $74.24 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.55 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. Research analysts predict that HealthStream will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HealthStream Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.031 per share. This is an increase from HealthStream’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.37%. HealthStream’s payout ratio is presently 18.18%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HealthStream

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quarry LP bought a new position in HealthStream during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HealthStream during the 4th quarter worth approximately $80,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HealthStream during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $114,000. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of HealthStream by 1,074.6% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,747 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $119,000 after purchasing an additional 3,428 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new position in shares of HealthStream in the fourth quarter valued at $183,000. Institutional investors own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

About HealthStream

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.