Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for AMN Earnings

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE:AMN) – Zacks Research raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AMN Healthcare Services in a research note issued to investors 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 prior forecast 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 data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $687.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $670.08 million. AMN Healthcare Services had a return on equity of 17.16% and a net margin of 1.73%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.97 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. JMP Securities reduced their price objective on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $66.00 to $57.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Truist Financial reduced their price target on AMN Healthcare Services from $50.00 to $47.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on AMN Healthcare Services from $50.00 to $46.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 11th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $41.00 to $27.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Two equities 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.33.

AMN Healthcare Services Price Performance

AMN opened at $27.41 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $25.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.60. AMN Healthcare Services has a twelve month low of $22.47 and a twelve month high of $79.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The company has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.86 and a beta of 0.05.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Jeffrey R. Knudson sold 2,461 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Saturday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.90, for a total value of $90,810.90. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 37,550 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,385,595. This trade represents a 6.15 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMN Healthcare Services

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in AMN Healthcare Services in the third quarter worth $818,000. Anthracite Investment Company Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,696,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 285.2% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 79,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,901,000 after purchasing an additional 58,830 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,892,000. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 23.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,096,965 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,499,000 after buying an additional 209,180 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

About AMN Healthcare Services

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.