Maximus (NYSE:MMS) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.22 EPS

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The health services provider reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.22, Zacks reports. Maximus had a return on equity of 21.95% and a net margin of 5.28%. Maximus updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.900-6.200 EPS.

Maximus Stock Down 0.2 %

MMS stock opened at $69.86 on Friday. Maximus has a fifty-two week low of $68.30 and a fifty-two week high of $93.97. The company has a market capitalization of $3.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.02 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $74.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a current ratio of 1.72.

Maximus Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, February 15th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.72%. Maximus’s payout ratio is 25.81%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James raised Maximus from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $90.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. StockNews.com raised shares of Maximus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday.

Insider Activity

In other Maximus news, CEO Bruce Caswell acquired 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $70.64 per share, for a total transaction of $247,240.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 275,929 shares in the company, valued at $19,491,624.56. This trade represents a 1.28 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Michelle F. Link sold 2,208 shares of Maximus stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.83, for a total transaction of $163,016.64. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 6,567 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $484,841.61. The trade was a 25.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 7,063 shares of company stock worth $502,017 in the last quarter. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Maximus

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.