AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) Shares Gap Up – Should You Buy?

AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE:AMN)’s stock price gapped up prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $17.28, but opened at $18.67. AMN Healthcare Services shares last traded at $18.27, with a volume of 282,347 shares changing hands.

AMN Healthcare Services News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting AMN Healthcare Services this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue topped expectations — AMN reported quarterly revenue of ~$748M, above Street estimates, signaling resilient top‑line demand in its staffing and workforce solutions segments. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Big near‑term revenue guidance tied to labor disruptions — Management outlined roughly $600M of expected labor‑disruption revenue for Q1 2026 and provided a Q1 revenue target far above prior consensus (~$1.2B guidance cited by company), which investors interpreted as a strong near‑term revenue catalyst. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Management reiterated longer‑term organic growth targets of ~4–6% beyond 2026, giving investors a sense of underlying demand restoration beyond one‑time surge revenue. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Adjusted EPS met expectations — AMN reported adjusted EPS of $0.22, in line with consensus, so the beat was driven by revenue rather than an earnings surprise. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call commentary and transcript provide detail on margin dynamics and demand mix — investors should review the call for color on how much of the Q1 boost is timing vs. durable demand. Read More. • Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP loss and profitability weakness — The company posted a GAAP loss (about $(0.20)/share) and a negative net margin, and adjusted EPS is down sharply from $0.75 a year earlier, highlighting persistent margin pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Sustainability risk: near‑term revenue may be lumpy — Much of the Q1 bump is tied to labor disruption (temporary surge staffing), so investors should be cautious about extrapolating the boost into durable margin recovery. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on AMN shares. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of AMN Healthcare Services from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citizens Jmp reduced their price objective on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $24.00 to $22.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $22.36.

AMN Healthcare Services Trading Up 7.2%

The firm has a market cap of $711.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.58 and a beta of 0.22. The business has a fifty day moving average of $17.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.05.

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22. AMN Healthcare Services had a positive return on equity of 10.89% and a negative net margin of 10.14%.The company had revenue of $748.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $723.11 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share. AMN Healthcare Services’s quarterly revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that AMN Healthcare Services Inc will post 1.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMN Healthcare Services

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AMN Healthcare Services in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC grew its holdings in AMN Healthcare Services by 238.5% during the 3rd quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 1,207 shares during the last quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 200.0% during the fourth quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AMN Healthcare Services during the third quarter valued at $63,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in AMN Healthcare Services by 49.2% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 1,020 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

AMN Healthcare Services Company Profile

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc (NYSE: AMN) is a leading provider of healthcare workforce solutions in the United States. The company specializes in staffing and recruitment services for a broad range of clinical and allied health professionals, including travel nurses, permanent placement of nursing staff, locum tenens physicians, and allied health personnel. In addition to direct staffing, AMN Healthcare offers comprehensive workforce management solutions such as vendor management systems (VMS), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), and compliance and credentialing services through its technology platforms.

Founded in 1985 as American Mobile Nurses, the company rebranded to AMN Healthcare in 2010 to reflect its expanding portfolio of services.