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The price of Maximus Inc (NYSE: MMS) closed at $69.18 in the last session, down -0.10% from day before closing price of $69.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. MMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $68.995.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MMS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.80. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.84 and its Current Ratio is at 1.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.92.
On August 18, 2023, Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $102.Stifel initiated its Buy rating on August 18, 2023, with a $102 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 16 ’25 when RUDDY RAYMOND B bought 1,435 shares for $69.66 per share. The transaction valued at 99,962 led to the insider holds 314,561 shares of the business.
RAJAN GAYATHRI bought 83 shares of MMS for $5,979 on May 30 ’25. The Director now owns 14,288 shares after completing the transaction at $72.29 per share. On May 30 ’25, another insider, RAJAN GAYATHRI, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 7,913 shares for $72.38 each. As a result, the insider received 572,778 and left with 14,205 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MMS now has a Market Capitalization of 3898251520 and an Enterprise Value of 5411412480. As of this moment, Maximus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.003 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.869.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MMS is 0.62, which has changed by -0.20746934 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MMS has reached a high of $93.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.24%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MMS traded on average about 487.69K shares per day over the past 3-months and 394850 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 56.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.64M. Insiders hold about 1.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.14% stake in the company. Shares short for MMS as of 1748563200 were 1709484 with a Short Ratio of 3.51, compared to 1745971200 on 1498465. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1709484 and a Short% of Float of 5.42.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MMS is 0.90, which was 1.2 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017328521The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.48. The current Payout Ratio is 24.04% for MMS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1747267200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-07-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
