Brokers Set Expectations for Maximus, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:MMS)

Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) – Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Maximus in a report released on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the health services provider will post earnings per share of $1.39 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.40. The consensus estimate for Maximus’ current full-year earnings is $5.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Maximus’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.36 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Maximus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 8th. Raymond James downgraded shares of Maximus from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 3rd.

Maximus Trading Down 0.2 %

NYSE MMS opened at $80.82 on Thursday. Maximus has a 12 month low of $72.39 and a 12 month high of $89.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The company has a market capitalization of $4.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.76 and a beta of 0.72. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $82.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.30.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The health services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.06. Maximus had a net margin of 3.73% and a return on equity of 15.68%. The business had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.29 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.94 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Maximus

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Long Run Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Maximus by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Long Run Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 35,396 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $2,970,000 after buying an additional 1,606 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in Maximus during the 1st quarter valued at about $7,774,000. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its stake in Maximus by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 17,600 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $1,477,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. New Century Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Maximus during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,069,000. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System increased its stake in Maximus by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 15,018 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $1,260,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.21% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Maximus

In other news, CFO David Mutryn sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.95, for a total value of $671,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 5,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $430,159.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Maximus Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.48%. Maximus’s payout ratio is currently 39.74%.

Maximus Company Profile

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.