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What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Computer Programs & Systems, with eight of 14 rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts like Computer Programs & Systems better than competitor CACI International overall. Wall Street has warmed to the stock over the past three months, with analysts increasing their endorsement from hold to moderate buy.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $43.8 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 16.1% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.55 per share. Estimates range from $0.53 to $0.57.
What our community says:
CAPS All Stars are solidly backing the stock, with 97.4% assigning it an "outperform" rating. The community at large concurs with the All Stars, with 92.8% giving it a rating of "outperform." Fools are gung-ho about Computer Programs & Systems, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 46 posts in the past 30 days. Despite the majority sentiment in favor of Computer Programs & Systems, the stock has a middling CAPS rating of three out of five stars.
Management:
Computer Programs & Systems' profit has risen year over year by an average of 52.8%. The company increased its gross margin by four percentage points in the last quarter. Revenue rose 28% while cost of sales rose 19.6% to $23.2 million from a year earlier.
Quarter | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 |
Gross Margin | 42.4% | 45.3% | 41.7% | 41.6% |
Operating Margin | 21.0% | 23.7% | 18.8% | 18.1% |
Net Margin | 13.3% | 15.5% | 11.9% | 11.3% |
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