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

Maximus, Inc. (NYSE:MMS) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Maximus in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the health services provider will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com raised Maximus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 8th. Raymond James cut Maximus from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 3rd.

Maximus Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:MMS opened at $80.82 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.76 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Maximus has a 12-month low of $72.39 and a 12-month high of $89.69. The business’s 50 day moving average is $82.63 and its 200 day moving average is $81.30.

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

Maximus Dividend Announcement

The company 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 dividend of $0.30 per share. 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 39.74%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO David Mutryn sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.95, for a total transaction of $671,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 5,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $430,159.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Maximus

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Maximus by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,563 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Maximus by 61.4% during the 3rd quarter. VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC now owns 381 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Bridge City Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Maximus by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Bridge City Capital LLC now owns 24,182 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $2,029,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the period. Retirement Systems of Alabama raised its stake in shares of Maximus by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 76,128 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $6,384,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Maximus by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 17,307 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $1,292,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the period. 97.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.