StockNews.com began coverage on shares of American Shared Hospital Services (NYSEAMERICAN:AMS – Free Report) in a research note released on Thursday morning. The brokerage issued a hold rating on the stock.
American Shared Hospital Services Stock Up 1.6 %
Shares of AMS stock opened at $3.17 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.90. American Shared Hospital Services has a 12-month low of $2.16 and a 12-month high of $3.23. The stock has a market cap of $20.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.23 and a beta of 0.68.
American Shared Hospital Services (NYSEAMERICAN:AMS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 27th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.19 million. American Shared Hospital Services had a return on equity of 4.58% and a net margin of 2.86%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that American Shared Hospital Services will post 0.32 EPS for the current year.
About American Shared Hospital Services
American Shared Hospital Services provides radiosurgery and radiation therapy equipment to health care providers. The company offers radiosurgery equipment for the Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery, a non-invasive procedure to treat malignant and benign brain tumors, and arteriovenous malformations, as well as for trigeminal neuralgia.
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