How to buy Allscripts Healthcare Solutions stock | $17.39

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc is a health information services business based in the US. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares (MDRX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Allscripts Healthcare Solutions employs 8,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions stock price (NASDAQ: MDRX)

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Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2021-07-30.

Latest market close	$17.39
52-week range	$7.55 - $19.01
50-day moving average	$17.93
200-day moving average	$16.66
Wall St. target price	$17.29
PE ratio	3.6289
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$4.75

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Is it a good time to buy Allscripts Healthcare Solutions stock?

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Allscripts Healthcare Solutions price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $17.39 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-24)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-02)	-5.39%
3 months (2021-05-04)	10.06%
6 months (2021-01-31)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-31)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-31)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-31)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-31)	N/A

Is Allscripts Healthcare Solutions under- or over-valued?

Valuing Allscripts Healthcare Solutions stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's P/E ratio

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 4x. In other words, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares trade at around 4x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's PEG ratio

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.4454. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's EBITDA

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $35.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions financials

Revenue TTM	$1.5 billion
Gross profit TTM	$684.1 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.32%
Return on equity TTM	-6.28%
Profit margin	48.99%
Book value	$11.94
Market capitalisation	$2.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares

There are currently 17.6 million Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares held short by investors – that's known as Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's "short interest". This figure is 2.4% down from 18.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares can be evaluated.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares traded daily (recently around 1.5 million). Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's SIR currently stands at 11.43. In other words for every 100,000 Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares traded daily on the market, roughly 11430 shares are currently held short.

However Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares, or, against the total number of tradable Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's short interest could be expressed as 0.12% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares in existence, roughly 120 shares are currently held short) or 0.1269% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares, roughly 127 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against Allscripts Healthcare Solutions.

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Allscripts Healthcare Solutions share dividends

We're not expecting Allscripts Healthcare Solutions to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's shares have ranged in value from as little as $7.55 up to $19.01. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's is 1.0827. This would suggest that Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions overview

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology solutions and services to healthcare organizations in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers electronic health records (EHR), information connectivity, private cloud hosting, outsourcing, analytics, patient access, and population health management solutions. The company operates in two segments: The Core Clinical and Financial Solutions; and The Data, Analytics and Care Coordination. The Core Clinical and Financial Solutions segment provides software applications for patient engagement, and integrated clinical and financial management solutions, which primarily include EHR-related software; and financial and practice management software solutions, as well as related installation, support and maintenance, outsourcing, private cloud hosting, and revenue cycle management services. The Data, Analytics and Care Coordination segment offers practice reimbursement, and payer and life sciences solutions, which are primarily targeted at physician practices, payers, life sciences companies, and other healthcare stakeholders. Its solutions enable clients to transition, analyze, and coordinate care and enhance the healthcare delivery across the care community.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.939% of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions shares are held by insiders and 105.7% by institutions. How many people work for Allscripts Healthcare Solutions?
Latest data suggests 8,400 work at Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. When does the fiscal year end for Allscripts Healthcare Solutions?
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Allscripts Healthcare Solutions based?
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's address is: 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL, United States, 60654 What is Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's ISIN number?
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's international securities identification number is: US01988P1084 What is Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's CUSIP number?
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 01988P108