The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Maximus Inc shares valued at $247,240 were purchased by Caswell Bruce on Dec 17 ’24. At $70.64 per share, Caswell Bruce acquired 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 275,929 shares worth approximately $20.78 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, RUDDY RAYMOND B purchased 3,490 shares, netting a total of over 249,395 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $71.46 each, the insider now holds 112,520 shares.
Before that, HALEY JOHN J had added 3,490 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $250,442, the Director bought Maximus Inc shares for $71.76 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,490 shares, worth approximately $8.55 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on January 02, 2025, Maximus Inc [MMS] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $90. Analysts at Raymond James downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of August 18, 2023, Stifel has initiated its “Buy” rating for MMS. Earlier on June 28, 2021, Raymond James downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for MMS stock which previously was a “a Strong buy”.
Analyzing MMS Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.08%. Over the course of the year, Maximus Inc shares have jumped approximately 0.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $80.11 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $74.90 on 01/29/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $75.11, while a 200-day SMA reached $84.50. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.76 million shares from 0.57 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Maximus Inc (MMS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 74.11, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 72.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 77.28. The next price resistance is at 79.26. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.90 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.66, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 92.32%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
