Q3 EPS Estimates for HealthStream Lifted by William Blair

HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTM) – Investment analysts at William Blair boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of HealthStream in a research note issued on Monday, October 21st. William Blair analyst R. Daniels now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.15. The consensus estimate for HealthStream’s current full-year earnings is $0.56 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for HealthStream’s FY2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS.

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 21st. The technology company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $73.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.53 million. HealthStream had a net margin of 6.26% and a return on equity of 5.19%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays increased their price target on HealthStream from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Craig Hallum raised HealthStream to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of HealthStream from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of HealthStream from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $31.50.

HealthStream Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of HealthStream stock opened at $28.11 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.88. The company has a market capitalization of $854.49 million, a PE ratio of 48.47, a PEG ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.36. HealthStream has a 12 month low of $23.92 and a 12 month high of $31.15.

Institutional Trading of HealthStream

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HSTM. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in HealthStream by 172.1% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 996 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 630 shares during the period. Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of HealthStream during the second quarter worth $38,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in HealthStream in the 3rd quarter valued at about $63,000. CWM LLC increased its stake in HealthStream by 405.4% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,709 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 2,173 shares during the period. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in HealthStream in the second quarter valued at about $214,000. Institutional investors own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at HealthStream

In other HealthStream news, SVP Kevin P. O’hara sold 3,000 shares of HealthStream stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.03, for a total value of $84,090.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 9,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,041.81. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other HealthStream news, Director Tate Deborah Taylor sold 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.53, for a total value of $39,942.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 22,326 shares in the company, valued at $636,960.78. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Kevin P. O’hara sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.03, for a total transaction of $84,090.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 9,527 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,041.81. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 20.60% of the company’s stock.

HealthStream Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.028 per share. This represents a $0.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 4th. HealthStream’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.97%.

HealthStream Company 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.