Maximus (NYSE:MMS) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.900-6.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.950. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.2 billion-$5.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.3 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on MMS shares. Raymond James upgraded shares of Maximus from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $90.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. StockNews.com raised shares of Maximus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th.

Maximus Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of MMS opened at $75.97 on Thursday. Maximus has a 52-week low of $69.72 and a 52-week high of $93.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.62. The company has a market capitalization of $4.34 billion, a PE ratio of 15.19 and a beta of 0.72.

Maximus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Saturday, February 15th will be given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.58%. Maximus’s payout ratio is 24.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Maximus

In other news, CEO Bruce Caswell bought 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $70.64 per share, with a total value of $247,240.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 275,929 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,491,624.56. The trade was a 1.28 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Michelle F. Link sold 2,208 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.83, for a total transaction of $163,016.64. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,567 shares in the company, valued at $484,841.61. This represents a 25.16 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have acquired 7,063 shares of company stock worth $502,017 over the last quarter. 1.60% of the stock is currently 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.