Taking On Challenges And Growing? – AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (AMN)

After Hours

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. After-hours trades for AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (AMN) shows that investor sentiment remained broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.69, or -0.90%, to $76.37. The AMN Healthcare Services Inc. has recorded 11,992 volume in the after hours trading session. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Survey: Majority of Healthcare Executives Foresee Better Organizational Health in 2024.

Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Medical Care Facilities industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. The current market capitalization of AMN Healthcare Services Inc. is $2.91B. A total of 0.5 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 621.73K shares.

Insider Activity

Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, AMN has seen 1 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 9,656 and the disposition of 3,800 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 13 BUYs and 13 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 57,379 shares during that period but sold 30,367.

In the most recent transaction, Hagan Mark Christopher sold 16,000 shares of AMN for 67.92 per share on Nov 28. After the transaction, the Chief Information and Digital now owns 19,018 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 14, Jones Daphne E sold 1,000 shares at 109.57 per share. AMN shares that Director owns now total 7,799.

Among the insiders who sold shares, FOLETTA MARK G disposed of 1,458 shares on Apr 21 at a per-share price of $88.78. This resulted in the Director holding 8,073 shares of AMN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, FOLETTA MARK G sold 6,042 shares at $84.35 per share on Apr 11. Company shares held by the Director now total 8,073.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for AMN in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $85.66 with high estimates of $120.00 and low estimates of $70.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AMN has a high of $112.44 and a low of $57.80.

As of this writing, AMN has an earnings estimate of $1.23 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.33 per share and a lower estimate of $1. The company reported an EPS of $2.38 in the last quarter, which was 11.20% higher than expectations of $2.14.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. AMN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $180.93M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $867.07M in debt and $969.39M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $21.63, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.16B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AMN is Buy with a score of 4.00.