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HealthStream, Inc. (HSTM)

Healthcare | Health Information Services | Nashville, United States | NasdaqGS
29.38 USD +0.55 (1.908%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 29.38

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains constructive, driven by a resilient business with double-digit revenue growth (+12.5%) and accelerating earnings (+28.4%). Despite a single year of flat performance recently, the multi-year trajectory shows a net gain, and the balance sheet is clean with low debt. However, the short-term picture is muted; the stock is trading near its 52-week high with no immediate catalyst to spark a momentum surge, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. The dividend is negligible at less than half a percent, offering no income support. While the fundamentals are sound enough for a core holding, the lack of immediate price acceleration and the defensive options positioning suggest waiting for clearer confirmation before adding significant weight.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.061248
AutoARIMA0.064624
AutoETS0.064625
AutoTheta0.069799

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 22.32
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.364
Excess Kurtosis -1.01
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 3.766
Revenue per Share 10.893
Market Cap 859,069,888
Trailing P/E 40.25
Forward P/E 33.20
Beta 0.44
Profit Margins 6.60%
Website https://www.healthstream.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (25 strike) acting as a floor, while call volume is concentrated in the money at lower strikes (22.5). This suggests a 'bear put' strategy where traders are hedging against downside rather than betting on a breakout, despite the stock trading near its 52-week high.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.12% 0.55% 0.50% 0.34%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-17 0.035 0.124911
2026-05-18 0.035 0.147306
2026-03-09 0.035 0.155833
2025-11-17 0.031 0.126841
2025-08-18 0.031 0.116192
2025-05-19 0.031 0.106420
2025-03-10 0.031 0.098194
2024-11-04 0.028 0.095989
2024-08-05 0.028 0.099609
2024-05-03 0.028 0.103589
2024-03-08 0.028 0.105780
2023-12-08 0.025 0.096154
2023-09-15 0.025 0.115048
2023-06-09 0.025 0.105574
2023-04-14 0.025 0.091141
2018-03-05 1.000 4.139073
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.14
dividendYield 0.46
exDividendDate 2026-08-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.132
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.004578564
lastDividendValue 0.035
lastDividendDate 2026-08-17
dividendDate 2026-08-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0481627
Address1 500 11th Avenue North
Address2 Suite 850
All Time High 39.77
All Time Low 0.72
Ask 37.46
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 191,180
Average Daily Volume3 Month 202,484
Average Volume 202,484
Average Volume10Days 191,180
Beta 0.439
Bid 20.95
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 7
Book Value 12.196
City Nashville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 29.38
Current Ratio 1.062
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 29.55
Day Low 28.74
Debt To Equity 3.766
Display Name HealthStream
Dividend Date 1,787,875,200
Dividend Rate 0.14
Dividend Yield 0.46
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,848,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,848,400
Earnings Growth 0.284
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.238
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,787,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,649,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,649,600
Ebitda 44,901,000
Ebitda Margins 0.13983
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.945
Enterprise To Revenue 2.509
Enterprise Value 805,767,872
Eps Current Year 0.73
Eps Forward 0.885
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.73
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 28.083
Fifty Day Average Change 1.296999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.046184488
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.81627
Fifty Two Week High 31.11
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7300014
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.055609174
Fifty Two Week Low 19.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.879999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5066666
Fifty Two Week Range 19.5 - 31.11
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 955,459,800,000
Float Shares 23,221,787
Forward Eps 0.885
Forward P E 33.19774
Free Cashflow 50,334,876
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,139
Fullday Change 0.549999
Fullday Change Percent 1.90773
Fullday Price 29.38
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.65081
Gross Profits 208,986,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.2044
Held Percent Institutions 0.77353996
Implied Shares Outstanding 29,239,955
Industry Health Information Services
Industry Disp Health Information Services
Industry Key health-information-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,924,800
Last Dividend Value 0.035
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary HealthStream, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications for healthcare organizations in the United States. The company offers hStream, a technology platform; CredentialStream, provides healthcare organizations with tools to support the provider lifecycle management from recruiting, application submission, verification of licensure and other credentials, privileging, appointments by credentialing committees, enrollment, network, management, onboarding, and performance evaluations of providers; ShiftWizard; and Competency Suite, AI/ML-driven clinical competency development system. It also provides applications for performance appraisal, competency management, disclosure management, clinical competency, assessment, development, simulation-based education, clinical rotation and onboarding management, quality management, and industry training. The company's solutions help healthcare organizations in meeting their ongoing learning, clinical development, credentialing, and scheduling needs. It serves the healthcare industry, including private, not-for-profit, and government entities, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and nursing schools and students. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Long Name HealthStream, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 859,069,888
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_90442
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 21,200,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 841,818,304
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 28.86
Operating Cashflow 71,789,000
Operating Margins 0.099379994
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.1833
Peg Ratio 3.82
Phone 615 301 3100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 29.38
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 28.83
Price Eps Current Year 40.246574
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.4089866
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.6752467
Profit Margins 0.066020004
Quick Ratio 0.844
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.2
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.549999
Regular Market Change Percent 1.90773
Regular Market Day High 29.55
Regular Market Day Low 28.74
Regular Market Day Range 28.74 - 29.55
Regular Market Open 28.86
Regular Market Previous Close 28.83
Regular Market Price 29.38
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 172,413
Return On Assets 0.03218
Return On Equity 0.059959996
Revenue Growth 0.125
Revenue Per Share 10.893
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 29,239,955
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0533
Shares Short 1,558,917
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,156,648
Short Name HealthStream, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0794
Short Ratio 8.26
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol HSTM
Target High Price 40.0
Target Low Price 29.0
Target Mean Price 34.5
Target Median Price 34.5
Total Cash 66,731,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.282
Total Debt 13,429,000
Total Revenue 321,118,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.132
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.004578564
Trailing Eps 0.73
Trailing P E 40.246574
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.8082
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.9925
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.387499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2245493
Type Disp Equity
Volume 172,413
Website https://www.healthstream.com
Zip 37,203