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Maximus Inc (NYSE: MMS) closed the day trading at $67.21 down -2.13% from the previous closing price of $68.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.5 million shares were traded. MMS stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $66.67.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MMS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.72 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.88.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 18 ’25 when Madsen Jan sold 2,439 shares for $67.71 per share. The transaction valued at 165,145 led to the insider holds 18,097 shares of the business.
Madsen Jan bought 2,439 shares of MMS for $165,145 on Mar 18 ’25. On Feb 28 ’25, another insider, Warren Michael J., who serves as the Director of the company, bought 18 shares for $66.64 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,225 and bolstered with 4,103 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 3804112896 and an Enterprise Value of 5248277504. As of this moment, Maximus’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.975 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.016.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MMS is 0.68, which has changed by -0.18503696 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08190584 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 -5.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.00%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MMS traded about 714.96K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MMS traded about 626240 shares per day. A total of 57.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.87M. Insiders hold about 1.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.41% stake in the company. Shares short for MMS as of 1740700800 were 1791980 with a Short Ratio of 2.51, compared to 1738281600 on 1649881. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1791980 and a Short% of Float of 5.63.
Dividends & Splits
MMS’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.20, up from 1.2 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01747488The 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 2025-02-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1739491200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-07-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
