HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) posted its earnings results on Monday. The technology company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.03, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $74.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.55 million. HealthStream had a net margin of 6.84% and a return on equity of 5.67%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. HealthStream updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

HealthStream Stock Performance

HealthStream stock opened at $32.41 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $30.77. The company has a market capitalization of $985.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.39. HealthStream has a 1 year low of $23.92 and a 1 year high of $34.24.

HealthStream Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $0.031 dividend. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.38%. This is an increase from HealthStream’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. HealthStream’s payout ratio is 16.92%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of HealthStream in a report on Thursday, February 6th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of HealthStream in a report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $31.50.

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.