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After finishing at $18.81 in the prior trading day, Healthcare Services Group, Inc (NASDAQ: HCSG) closed at $18.79, down -0.11%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. HCSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.69.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HCSG by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.88 and its Current Ratio is at 2.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on November 13, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
On July 29, 2025, Macquarie Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $16.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $15.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 28 ’25 when ANDREW KUSH bought 28,612 shares for $19.13 per share.
JASON J BUNDICK bought 20,996 shares of HCSG for $399,749 on Oct 27 ’25. On Jul 28 ’25, another insider, SHEA JOHN CHRISTOPHER, who serves as the EVP & Chief Admin. Officer of the company, sold 21,368 shares for $13.25 each. As a result, the insider received 283,126 and left with 32,976 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HCSG now has a Market Capitalization of 1360635264 and an Enterprise Value of 1160257024. As of this moment, Healthcare’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.642 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.984.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HCSG is 0.72, which has changed by 0.51449275 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HCSG has reached a high of $20.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 30.67%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 693.22K shares per day over the past 3-months and 603320 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 70.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 69.66M. Insiders hold about 1.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.38% stake in the company. Shares short for HCSG as of 1763078400 were 1431308 with a Short Ratio of 2.06, compared to 1760486400 on 1170063. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1431308 and a Short% of Float of 2.96.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.83. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for HCSG, which recently paid a dividend on 2022-11-17 with an ex-dividend date of 2022-11-17. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2010-11-15 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Healthcare Services Group, Inc (HCSG) is currently being evaluated by 5.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.23, with high estimates of $0.24 and low estimates of $0.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.9 and $0.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.81. EPS for the following year is $0.98, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.04 and $0.96.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $467.24M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $468.06M to a low estimate of $466.7M. As of. The current estimate, Healthcare Services Group, Inc’s year-ago sales were $437.81MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $473.15M. There is a high estimate of $477.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $470.53M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HCSG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.84B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.84B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.84B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.72BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.94B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.96B and the low estimate is $1.92B.
