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American Shared Hospital Services (AMS)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | San Francisco, United States | NYSE American
1.38 USD -0.01 (-0.719%) ⇩ (July 15, 2026, 9:46 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:26 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is clouded by a disconnect between the recent post-earnings price surge and the underlying financial reality. While the stock jumped over 16% after hours following management's tone, the first-quarter results delivered a wide EPS miss, and the company remains in a state of operational distress with negative operating margins and free cash flow. The recent price action shows some volatility but lacks a clear, sustained upward trend against the heavy 200-day average, suggesting the rally may be a reaction to specific news rather than a reversal of the broader downtrend. For the long term, the picture is starkly negative; the business has suffered five consecutive years of decline, including a severe drop last year, while profitability metrics like return on equity and assets remain deeply in the red. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying significant debt relative to equity and cash, and the current price trades well below book value, reflecting the market's skepticism about the company's ability to turn things around. Finally, there is no dividend support whatsoever, offering no cushion for income investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.124279
AutoTheta0.156494
AutoETS0.171144
MSTL0.174029

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.27
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.126
Excess Kurtosis 0.35
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2007-06-27
Last Dividend Date 2007-06-27
Debt to Equity Ratio 79.333
Revenue per Share 4.366
Market Cap 9,142,500
Forward P/E 3.45
Beta 0.30
Profit Margins -5.30%
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 -0.45490193
Address1 601 Montgomery Street
Address2 Suite 1112
All Time High 12.125
All Time Low 0.1875
Ask 1.43
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 58,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 261,918
Average Volume 261,918
Average Volume10Days 58,820
Beta 0.296
Bid 1.36
Bid Size 100
Book Value 3.564
City San Francisco
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 1.38
Current Ratio 0.77
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 1.3805
Day Low 1.3805
Debt To Equity 79.333
Dividend Date 1,184,544,000
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,774,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,774,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,761,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,624,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,624,200
Ebitda 3,789,000
Ebitda Margins 0.13041
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.549
Enterprise To Revenue 0.985
Enterprise Value 28,603,750
Eps Current Year -0.05
Eps Forward 0.4
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.22
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 1.5216
Fifty Day Average Change -0.14160001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.09305994
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -45.490192
Fifty Two Week High 3.11
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7299999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.55627006
Fifty Two Week Low 1.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.13
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.103999995
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 4,456,770
Forward Eps 0.4
Forward P E 3.45
Free Cashflow -1,149,125
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Full Time Employees 82
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.37678
Gross Profits 10,947,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.34707
Held Percent Institutions 0.15002
Implied Shares Outstanding 6,625,000
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 1
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 9,142,500
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_250752
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -1,540,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 9,805,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 1.38
Operating Cashflow 2,744,000
Operating Margins -0.087799996
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 415 788 5300
Previous Close 1.39
Price Eps Current Year -27.6
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.3872054
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.31467268
Profit Margins -0.053000003
Quick Ratio 0.725
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.00999999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.7194238
Regular Market Day High 1.3805
Regular Market Day Low 1.3805
Regular Market Day Range 1.3805 - 1.3805
Regular Market Open 1.38
Regular Market Previous Close 1.39
Regular Market Price 1.38
Regular Market Time 1,784,123,161
Regular Market Volume 1,537
Return On Assets -0.01874
Return On Equity -0.09932999
Revenue Growth 0.159
Revenue Per Share 4.366
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2043345
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 6,625,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0171
Shares Short 113,059
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 177,845
Short Name American Shared Hospital Servic
Short Percent Of Float 0.0229
Short Ratio 0.4
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 4,973,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.751
Total Debt 21,186,000
Total Revenue 29,054,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.22
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 1.9219
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.54190004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.28196058
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,537
Website https://www.ashs.com
Zip 94,111-2619