AM Investment Strategies LLC Has $1.71 Million Stock Position in HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTM)

AM Investment Strategies LLC decreased its position in shares of HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTM) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 63,144 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,000 shares during the period. AM Investment Strategies LLC owned 0.21% of HealthStream worth $1,707,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of HealthStream by 568.2% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,156 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 983 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new stake in shares of HealthStream in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of HealthStream in the third quarter worth about $34,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its position in shares of HealthStream by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 9,214 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $249,000 after buying an additional 955 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HealthStream in the third quarter worth about $252,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at HealthStream

In other HealthStream news, EVP Michael Sousa sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.25, for a total value of $408,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 42,525 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,158,806.25. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, SVP Trisha L. Coady sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.34, for a total value of $184,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 14,693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $387,013.62. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Michael Sousa sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.25, for a total value of $408,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 42,525 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,158,806.25. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 20.60% of the company’s stock.

HealthStream Stock Performance

Shares of HealthStream stock remained flat at $25.92 during trading on Thursday. The stock had a trading volume of 123,019 shares, compared to its average volume of 105,685. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $26.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $25.88. The company has a market cap of $787.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.21 and a beta of 0.36. HealthStream, Inc. has a twelve month low of $20.47 and a twelve month high of $29.12.

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $72.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $71.88 million. HealthStream had a return on equity of 5.21% and a net margin of 6.30%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.12 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that HealthStream, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HealthStream Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 6th will be issued a $0.028 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 3rd. This represents a $0.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.43%. HealthStream’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.97%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on HSTM shares. StockNews.com cut HealthStream from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of HealthStream in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, Barclays began coverage on HealthStream in a research note on Wednesday, January 3rd. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $32.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.00.

HealthStream Profile

HealthStream, Inc provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications for healthcare organizations in the United States. The company's solutions help healthcare organizations in meeting their ongoing clinical development, talent management, training, education, assessment, competency management, safety and compliance, and scheduling, as well as provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment needs.