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American Shared Hospital Services (AMS)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | San Francisco, United States | NYSE American
1.47 USD +0.01 (0.685%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 1.49 +0.02 (1.361%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 6:49 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:24 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is neutral-to-slightly-bearish due to a lack of technical momentum and a weak statistical forecast, though the recent price action shows minor resilience. However, the long-term investment case is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals; the company is currently unprofitable with negative operating margins and a return on equity of -12%, while the multi-year price trajectory reveals a significant structural decline with nearly 9% cumulative loss over the last decade. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt significantly higher than its cash reserves, which creates a precarious liquidity situation. Furthermore, there is no dividend income to offset these risks, as the company has not paid a dividend in the last five years. While the insider buying by the chairman provides a glimmer of confidence, it cannot mask the fact that the business is failing to generate sustainable earnings or grow its book value.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.063702
AutoARIMA0.075716
AutoETS0.075718
AutoTheta0.096781

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 1.31
Ljung-Box p 0.017
Jarque-Bera p 0.145
Excess Kurtosis 1.15
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2007-06-27
Last Dividend Date 2007-06-27
Debt to Equity Ratio 79.519
Revenue per Share 4.542
Market Cap 9,775,500
Forward P/E 3.68
Beta 0.30
Profit Margins -5.83%
Website https://www.ashs.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2007-06-28 0.048 0.813559
2007-03-29 0.048 0.806723
2006-12-28 0.048 0.714286
2006-09-28 0.048 0.750000
2006-06-29 0.048 0.785597
2006-03-30 0.048 0.711111
2005-12-28 0.048 0.728376
2005-09-29 0.048 0.800000
2005-06-29 0.048 0.776699
2005-03-31 0.045 0.825688
2004-12-30 0.045 0.755034
2004-09-29 0.045 0.907258
2004-06-30 0.043 0.767857
2004-03-31 0.040 0.596125
2003-12-30 0.040 0.666667
2003-09-29 0.040 0.776699
2003-03-12 0.120 3.333333
2002-03-13 0.120 3.738318
2001-03-13 0.100 3.846154
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2007-06-28
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.048
lastDividendDate 2007-06-28
dividendDate 2007-07-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.40890688
Address1 601 Montgomery Street
Address2 Suite 1112
All Time High 12.125
All Time Low 0.1875
Ask 1.47
Ask Size 200
Average Analyst Rating 0.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 13,220
Average Daily Volume3 Month 112,412
Average Volume 112,412
Average Volume10Days 13,220
Beta 0.302
Bid 1.45
Bid Size 900
Book Value 3.488
City San Francisco
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 1.47
Current Ratio 0.775
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 1.47
Day Low 1.4418
Debt To Equity 79.519
Dividend Date 1,184,544,000
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,640,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,640,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,624,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,486,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,486,600
Ebitda 3,134,000
Ebitda Margins 0.10305
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.451
Enterprise To Revenue 0.871
Enterprise Value 26,485,500
Eps Current Year -0.14
Eps Forward 0.4
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.26
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,182,988,800
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 1.495
Fifty Day Average Change -0.024999976
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.016722392
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -40.890686
Fifty Two Week High 3.11
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6399999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.5273312
Fifty Two Week Low 1.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.22000003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17600003
Fifty Two Week Range 1.25 - 3.11
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 457,709,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.22
Float Shares 3,860,658
Forward Eps 0.4
Forward P E 3.675
Free Cashflow 4,468,125
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Full Time Employees 82
Fullday Change 0.00999999
Fullday Change Percent 0.684931
Fullday Price 1.49
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.34834
Gross Profits 10,594,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.34721002
Held Percent Institutions 0.07628
Implied Shares Outstanding 6,650,000
Industry Medical Care Facilities
Industry Disp Medical Care Facilities
Industry Key medical-care-facilities
Ir Website http://www.ashs.com/investors.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,182,988,800
Last Dividend Value 0.048
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary American Shared Hospital Services provides technology solutions for stereotactic radiosurgery and advanced radiation therapy equipment and services. It operates in two segments: Leasing and Direct Patient Service. The company leases nine Gamma Knife systems and one proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) system; and provides planning, installation, reimbursement, and marketing support services. It also owns and operates two single-unit Gamma Knife facilities that provides radiosurgery services directly to the patient. The company markets its solutions to cancer treatment centers, health systems, and cancer networks worldwide. American Shared Hospital Services was founded in 1980 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Long Name American Shared Hospital Services
Market us_market
Market Cap 9,775,500
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_250752
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -1,774,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,709,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 1.4418
Operating Cashflow 5,352,000
Operating Margins -0.07224
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 415 788 5300
Post Market Change 0.01999998
Post Market Change Percent 1.3605429
Post Market Price 1.49
Post Market Time 1,787,957,397
Previous Close 1.46
Price Eps Current Year -10.5
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.42144498
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.32142505
Profit Margins -0.058330003
Quick Ratio 0.726
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 0.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.00999999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.684931
Regular Market Day High 1.47
Regular Market Day Low 1.4418
Regular Market Day Range 1.4418 - 1.47
Regular Market Open 1.4418
Regular Market Previous Close 1.46
Regular Market Price 1.47
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 2,888
Return On Assets -0.024389999
Return On Equity -0.12064
Revenue Growth 0.192
Revenue Per Share 4.542
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 6,650,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0069999998
Shares Short 46,765
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 53,055
Short Name American Shared Hospital Servic
Short Percent Of Float 0.0094
Short Ratio 2.38
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol AMS
Target High Price 4.0
Target Low Price 4.0
Target Mean Price 4.0
Target Median Price 4.0
Total Cash 6,511,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.979
Total Debt 20,523,000
Total Revenue 30,413,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.26
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 1.7803
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.3103
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.17429645
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,888
Website https://www.ashs.com
Zip 94,111-2619