Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for AMN Earnings

AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE:AMN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 1st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.20. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AMN Healthcare Services’ current full-year earnings is $3.31 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AMN Healthcare Services’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on AMN. Weiss Ratings raised shares of AMN Healthcare Services from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of AMN Healthcare Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Citizens Jmp boosted their price target on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $36.00 price objective on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AMN Healthcare Services has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.43.

AMN Healthcare Services Trading Down 2.5%

NYSE:AMN opened at $33.42 on Wednesday. AMN Healthcare Services has a 12-month low of $14.97 and a 12-month high of $37.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $33.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.81. The firm has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.47, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.38.

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $673.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $628.39 million. AMN Healthcare Services had a return on equity of 19.92% and a net margin of 3.06%.The company’s revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.30 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMN Healthcare Services news, Director Mark G. Foletta sold 3,681 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.07, for a total value of $114,368.67. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,917 shares in the company, valued at approximately $556,681.19. This represents a 17.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.07% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AMN Healthcare Services

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMN. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 194,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,753,000 after buying an additional 2,784 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in AMN Healthcare Services by 54.2% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 98,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,398,000 after purchasing an additional 34,465 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. purchased a new position in AMN Healthcare Services during the first quarter worth approximately $283,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in AMN Healthcare Services by 2.8% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 42,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,050,000 after acquiring an additional 1,153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 13.7% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 429,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,516,000 after purchasing an additional 51,737 shares during the period. 99.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AMN Healthcare Services Company Profile

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc (NYSE: AMN) is a leading provider of healthcare workforce solutions in the United States. The company specializes in staffing and recruitment services for a broad range of clinical and allied health professionals, including travel nurses, permanent placement of nursing staff, locum tenens physicians, and allied health personnel. In addition to direct staffing, AMN Healthcare offers comprehensive workforce management solutions such as vendor management systems (VMS), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), and compliance and credentialing services through its technology platforms.

Founded in 1985 as American Mobile Nurses, the company rebranded to AMN Healthcare in 2010 to reflect its expanding portfolio of services.