AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) Raised to Strong-Buy at Zacks Research

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AMN Healthcare Services’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.34 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on AMN. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $19.00 to $19.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a $25.00 price objective on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of AMN Healthcare Services from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AMN Healthcare Services in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $22.64.

AMN Healthcare Services Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:AMN opened at $20.88 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $19.09 and a 200 day moving average of $18.40. AMN Healthcare Services has a 52 week low of $14.86 and a 52 week high of $23.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $806.96 million, a P/E ratio of -8.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.25.

AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22. AMN Healthcare Services had a negative net margin of 3.51% and a positive return on equity of 8.05%. The company had revenue of $748.23 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $723.11 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 1.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that AMN Healthcare Services will post 1.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 111.2% in the 3rd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 58,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,139,000 after buying an additional 30,963 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 733,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,191,000 after buying an additional 81,611 shares during the period. Algert Global LLC grew its position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 576,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,164,000 after buying an additional 54,673 shares during the period. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of AMN Healthcare Services by 1,557.4% in the 3rd quarter. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC now owns 262,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,089,000 after buying an additional 246,997 shares during the period. Finally, ARGA Investment Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of AMN Healthcare Services in the 3rd quarter worth about $886,000. 99.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.