AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to “Strong-Buy” Rating

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Sunday.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised AMN Healthcare Services from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on AMN Healthcare Services from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on AMN Healthcare Services from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price objective on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AMN Healthcare Services presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.86.

AMN Healthcare Services Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of AMN Healthcare Services stock opened at $35.93 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of 13.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 0.40. AMN Healthcare Services has a 1-year low of $14.86 and a 1-year high of $36.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.58. AMN Healthcare Services had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 3.06%.The firm had revenue of $673.24 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $628.39 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.30 EPS. AMN Healthcare Services’s revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that AMN Healthcare Services will post 2.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark G. Foletta sold 3,681 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.07, for a total transaction of $114,368.67. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,917 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $556,681.19. This represents a 17.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.07% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AMN Healthcare Services

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 41.8% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 200.0% in the fourth quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in AMN Healthcare Services during the third quarter valued at $63,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 49.2% during the second 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 own 99.23% of the company’s stock.

AMN Healthcare Services News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings and revenue topped estimates. AMN reported adjusted EPS of $0.77, up from $0.30 a year earlier and well above analysts’ expectations of approximately $0.19-$0.22. Revenue rose 2.3% year over year to $673 million, exceeding the roughly $628 million consensus estimate. GAAP earnings were $0.53 per share, while adjusted EBITDA totaled $73 million. AMN Healthcare Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Growth was broad-based across staffing and search services. Results benefited from higher demand in travel nursing, allied healthcare staffing and executive search, along with activity related to labor disruptions. The earnings beat suggests AMN is gaining operating leverage as demand stabilizes. AMN Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Staffing and Search Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance exceeded expectations. Management forecast Q3 revenue of $640 million to $655 million, above the consensus estimate of $618.4 million. Although the range implies a sequential decline from Q2, it indicates stronger near-term demand than analysts had projected. AMN Healthcare Quarterly Earnings Report
• Neutral Sentiment: The company continues to face a challenging staffing environment, including a negative reported net margin, while investors will watch whether the recent earnings strength can persist after labor-disruption-related activity.

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.