AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE: AMN)’s stock price has soared by 2.77 in relation to previous closing price of 23.07. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-19 that Here is a sneak peek into how three MedTech stocks, GKOS, ITGR and AMN, are expected to fare in their quarterly results, slated to be released tomorrow.
Is It Worth Investing in AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE: AMN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE: AMN) is above average at 17.08x. The 36-month beta value for AMN is also noteworthy at 0.14. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AMN is 37.76M, and at present, short sellers hold a 10.01% of that float. The average trading volume of AMN on February 19, 2025 was 809.47K shares.
AMN’s Market Performance
AMN’s stock has seen a -3.18% decrease for the week, with a -8.42% drop in the past month and a -0.67% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.27% for AMN Healthcare Services Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.53% for AMN’s stock, with a simple moving average of -43.93% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMN
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMN reach a price target of $48, previously predicting the price at $65. The rating they have provided for AMN stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on October 07th, 2024.
JMP Securities gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to AMN, setting the target price at $85 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
AMN Trading at -7.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -66.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.17%, as shares sank -13.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.17% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMN fell by -4.08%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -60.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.91. In addition, AMN Healthcare Services Inc saw -0.88% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMN starting from Knudson Jeffrey R, who sale 2,461 shares at the price of $36.90 back on Nov 02 ’24. After this action, Knudson Jeffrey R now owns 37,550 shares of AMN Healthcare Services Inc, valued at $90,811 using the latest closing price.
Caballero Jorge A., the Director of AMN Healthcare Services Inc, purchase 2,000 shares at $56.80 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’24, which means that Caballero Jorge A. is holding 2,437 shares at $113,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.27 for the gross margin
The net margin for AMN Healthcare Services Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 6.21, with 1.99 for asset returns.
Based on AMN Healthcare Services Inc (AMN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.49 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.95. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 499.36 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.18.
Conclusion
In summary, AMN Healthcare Services Inc (AMN) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
