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AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. ( NYSE:AMN – Get Free Report ) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,070,000 shares, an increase of 9.
3% from the August 15th total of 4,640,000 shares. Currently, 13.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
Based on an average trading volume of 784,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.5 days. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several brokerages recently weighed in on AMN.
Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $60.00 to $71.
00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. JMP Securities lowered their price target on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $75.00 to $66.
00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. StockNews.com cut AMN Healthcare Services from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st.
Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on AMN Healthcare Services from $66.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 9th.
One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $67.
83. Read Our Latest Research Report on AMN Healthcare Services AMN Healthcare Services Trading Up 1.6 % AMN Healthcare Services ( NYSE:AMN – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th.
The company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.
22. AMN Healthcare Services had a return on equity of 23.68% and a net margin of 3.
07%. The firm had revenue of $740.69 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $740.
43 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.38 earnings per share.
The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 25.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that AMN Healthcare Services will post 3.
26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Institutional Trading of AMN Healthcare Services A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in AMN. Mather Group LLC.
purchased a new stake in AMN Healthcare Services in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in AMN Healthcare Services by 41.4% during the 2nd quarter.
Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 748 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the period. Quarry LP increased its holdings in AMN Healthcare Services by 64.8% during the 4th quarter.
Quarry LP now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in AMN Healthcare Services during the 4th quarter valued at $49,000.
Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of AMN Healthcare Services in the 1st quarter worth $58,000. 99.
23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. AMN Healthcare Services Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) AMN Healthcare Services, Inc provides healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services to healthcare facilities in the United States. It operates through three segments: Nurse and Allied Solutions, Physician and Leadership Solutions, and Technology and Workforce Solutions.
The Nurse and Allied Solutions segment offers travel nurse staffing, labor disruption staffing, local staffing, international nurse and allied permanent placement, and allied staffing solutions. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for AMN Healthcare Services Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for AMN Healthcare Services and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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