In the past week, MMS stock has gone down by -0.16%, with a monthly decline of -1.91% and a quarterly plunge of -14.54%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.25%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.20% for Maximus Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.84% for MMS’s stock, with a -15.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Maximus Inc (NYSE: MMS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Maximus Inc (NYSE: MMS) is 14.51x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MMS is 0.59. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MMS is 55.87M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.58% of that float. On April 18, 2025, MMS’s average trading volume was 690.43K shares.
MMS) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Maximus Inc (NYSE: MMS) has dropped by -0.03 compared to previous close of 67.38. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.16% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-11 that MMS maintains solid relationships and a strong reputation with governments.
Analysts’ Opinion of MMS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MMS stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for MMS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MMS in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $90 based on the research report published on January 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to MMS, setting the target price at $102 in the report published on August 18th of the previous year.
MMS Trading at -0.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MMS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.25%, as shares surge +0.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.17% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MMS fell by -0.16%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -20.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $67.93. In addition, Maximus Inc saw -9.77% 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 MMS starting from Madsen Jan, who sale 2,439 shares at the price of $67.71 back on Mar 18 ’25. After this action, Madsen Jan now owns 18,097 shares of Maximus Inc, valued at $165,145 using the latest closing price.
Madsen Jan, the Director of Maximus Inc, proposed sale 2,439 shares at $67.71 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that Madsen Jan is holding shares at $165,145 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MMS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for Maximus Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 16.88, with 7.03 for asset returns.
Based on Maximus Inc (MMS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.61. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 488.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.72.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Maximus Inc (MMS) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
