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HEALTHSTREAM INC HSTM
HEALTHSTREAM INC (HSTM) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.48% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $304.1M at a 6.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.009 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.237 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.039 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.128 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSTM | HEALTHSTREAM INC | 5/9 | 3.21 | 42.6 | +4.3% |
| HCAT | Health Catalyst, Inc. | 5/9 | -8.96 | — | +1.5% |
| PUBM | PubMatic, Inc. | 5/9 | 2.55 | — | -2.9% |
| SMWB | SIMILARWEB LTD. | 4/9 | -6.63 | — | +13.1% |
| YALA | Yalla Group Ltd | 4/9 | 17.01 | 5.5 | +0.7% |
| DSP | Viant Technology Inc. | 5/9 | 4.2 | 92.5 | +19% |
| NXDR | Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | 6.62 | — | +4.2% |
About HEALTHSTREAM INC
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.
FAQ
Is HSTM financially healthy?
HEALTHSTREAM INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does HSTM pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. HEALTHSTREAM INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.48% with a 20.3% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is HSTM?
In FY2025, HEALTHSTREAM INC had a net margin of 6.0% and a return on equity of 5.2%.
Is HSTM overvalued or undervalued?
HEALTHSTREAM INC trades at about 46.5× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 25.2×–191.3×, median 53.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HSTM?
The average Wall-Street price target for HEALTHSTREAM INC is $32.00, about 12.8% above the recent price, from 2 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is HSTM a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HEALTHSTREAM INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 42.6×, a dividend yield of 0.48%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.