Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for AMN Earnings

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE:AMN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a report released on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst D. Dey now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.57 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.49. The consensus estimate for AMN Healthcare Services’ current full-year earnings is $3.07 per share.

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.03. AMN Healthcare Services had a net margin of 1.73% and a return on equity of 17.16%. The company had revenue of $687.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $670.08 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.97 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. William Blair cut AMN Healthcare Services from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. JMP Securities reduced their price target on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $66.00 to $57.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Bank of America downgraded AMN Healthcare Services from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $65.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on AMN Healthcare Services from $41.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.33.

AMN Healthcare Services Stock Performance

NYSE:AMN opened at $27.55 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $25.86 and its 200 day moving average is $39.29. The firm has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.96 and a beta of 0.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.18. AMN Healthcare Services has a 52-week low of $22.47 and a 52-week high of $79.74.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMN Healthcare Services news, CFO Jeffrey R. Knudson sold 2,461 shares of AMN Healthcare Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Saturday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.90, for a total transaction of $90,810.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 37,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,385,595. This trade represents a 6.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMN Healthcare Services

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMN. FMR LLC boosted its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 152.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,640,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,715,000 after buying an additional 2,801,663 shares during the period. WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in AMN Healthcare Services by 98.8% during the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,107,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,367,000 after acquiring an additional 550,427 shares during the period. Reinhart Partners LLC. bought a new position in AMN Healthcare Services during the 4th quarter worth approximately $12,341,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in AMN Healthcare Services by 54.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 773,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,768,000 after purchasing an additional 272,552 shares during the period. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new stake in AMN Healthcare Services in the third quarter valued at approximately $10,026,000. Institutional investors own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

AMN Healthcare Services Company Profile

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc provides healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services to healthcare facilities in the United States. It operates through three segments: Nurse and Allied Solutions, Physician and Leadership Solutions, and Technology and Workforce Solutions. The Nurse and Allied Solutions segment offers travel nurse staffing, labor disruption staffing, local staffing, international nurse and allied permanent placement, and allied staffing solutions.