Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Frisco, United States | NasdaqGS
93.52 USD
-0.80
(-0.848%) ⇩
(April 20, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:19 a.m. EDT
Addus HomeCare is a compelling multi-year compounder that has recently punished itself to a discount, yet options flow whispers a 'gamma squeeze' or high-beta move where algos will chase the $120–$130 targets _the_analysts_ are all screaming about. While the earnings miss suggests near-term stagnation between $90 and $100, the underlying demographics and profitability make this a 'buy the dip' play for investors comfortable holding through the next earnings sequence, despite the zero dividend yield. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.057578 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.068066 |
| AutoETS | 0.068068 |
| MSTL | 0.068678 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 49% |
| H-stat | 4.66 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.561 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.53 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 15.789 |
| Revenue per Share | 78.797 |
| Market Cap | 1,743,550,848 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.92 |
| Forward P/E | 12.57 |
| Beta | 0.96 |
| Profit Margins | 6.74% |
| Website | https://www.addus.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:19 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant upside momentum over a medium-to-longer horizon (3-6 months), not immediate volatility. Call Open Interest (OI) is heavily skewed to OTM strikes in the $120–$130 range (e.g., 120 $ and $125 $ OTM Call OI are top positioned relative to $17M market cap), anticipating a ~35-40% move to in-the-money territory by mid-year. Conversely, put activity is thin and largely confined to defensive ATM positions ($90–$95) with low OI, suggesting a lack of acute near-term bearish hedging. The very high OTM Call IV (up to 4.8x) compared to negligible Put IV indicates premium pricing for upside outliers, while Implied Volatility for the majority of expiration cycles is suppressed.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.046103656 |
| Address1 | 6,303 Cowboys Way |
| Address2 | Suite 600 |
| All Time High | 136.72 |
| All Time Low | 2.8 |
| Ask | 120.7 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 229,380 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 246,718 |
| Average Volume | 246,718 |
| Average Volume10Days | 229,380 |
| Beta | 0.956 |
| Bid | 66.6 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 59.839 |
| City | Frisco |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 93.52 |
| Current Ratio | 1.803 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 94.67 |
| Day Low | 93.42 |
| Debt To Equity | 15.789 |
| Display Name | Addus HomeCare |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,986,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,986,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.521 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.525 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,924,800 |
| Ebitda | 156,227,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10982 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.432 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.255 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,785,942,528 |
| Eps Current Year | 6.89232 |
| Eps Forward | 7.44283 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 101.5538 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -8.033806 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.079108864 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.610366 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 124.44 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -30.920006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2484732 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 90.89 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.6299973 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.028936047 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 90.89 - 124.44 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,256,736,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 17,606,937 |
| Forward Eps | 7.44283 |
| Forward P E | 12.565112 |
| Free Cashflow | 72,156,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,982 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.32467997 |
| Gross Profits | 461,873,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.025969999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0450599 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 18,643,615 |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Disp | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Key | medical-care-facilities |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Addus HomeCare Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides personal care services to elderly, chronically ill, disabled persons, and individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Personal Care, Hospice, and Home Health. Its Personal Care segment provides non-medical assistance with activities of daily living. This segment offers services that include assistance with bathing, grooming, oral care, feeding and dressing, medication reminders, meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, and transportation services. The Hospice segment provides palliative nursing care, social work, spiritual counseling, homemaker, and bereavement counseling services for people who are terminally ill, as well as related services for their families. Its Home Health segment offers skilled nursing and physical, occupational, and speech therapy for the individuals who requires assistance during an illness or after hospitalization. The company serves federal, state, and local governmental agencies; managed care organizations; commercial insurers; and private individuals. Addus HomeCare Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in Frisco, Texas. |
| Long Name | Addus HomeCare Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,743,550,848 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1108195 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 95,910,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,743,550,874 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 93.77 |
| Operating Cashflow | 111,507,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.11252 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.92 |
| Phone | 469 535 8200 |
| Previous Close | 94.32 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.568725 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5628603 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2256689 |
| Profit Margins | 0.06742 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.631 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.57143 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.800003 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.84818 |
| Regular Market Day High | 94.67 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 93.42 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 93.42 - 94.67 |
| Regular Market Open | 93.77 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 94.32 |
| Regular Market Price | 93.52 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,715,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 132,854 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06132 |
| Return On Equity | 0.093310006 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.256 |
| Revenue Per Share | 78.797 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 18,643,615 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0493 |
| Shares Short | 919,378 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 933,071 |
| Short Name | Addus HomeCare Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.061100002 |
| Short Ratio | 4.06 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | ADUS |
| Target High Price | 160.0 |
| Target Low Price | 102.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 139.46153 |
| Target Median Price | 140.0 |
| Total Cash | 81,617,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.5 |
| Total Debt | 171,362,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,422,530,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.22 |
| Trailing P E | 17.915709 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.9122 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 109.92185 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -16.401855 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.14921379 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 132,854 |
| Website | https://www.addus.com |
| Zip | 75,034 |