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As of close of business last night, Healthcare Services Group, Inc’s stock clocked out at $14.44, down -0.41% from its previous closing price of $14.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. HCSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.36.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HCSG’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.42. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.81 and its Current Ratio is at 2.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
Jefferies Upgraded its Underperform to Hold on March 24, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $8.50 to $14.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when Brophy Andrew M sold 1,744 shares for $10.45 per share. The transaction valued at 18,225 led to the insider holds 12,424 shares of the business.
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 1052944576 and an Enterprise Value of 954614016. As of this moment, Healthcare’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.549 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.673.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HCSG is 0.55, which has changed by 0.4325397 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HCSG has reached a high of $15.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.53%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HCSG traded 671.32K shares on average per day over the past three months and 681880 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 72.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 72.17M. Insiders hold about 1.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.91% stake in the company. Shares short for HCSG as of 1748563200 were 2271273 with a Short Ratio of 3.38, compared to 1745971200 on 2772314. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2271273 and a Short% of Float of 4.4699997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The 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 1668643200. 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 drawing attention from 5.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.19, with high estimates of $0.21 and low estimates of $0.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.87 and $0.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.84. EPS for the following year is $0.9, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.97 and $0.8.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $450.78M. It ranges from a high estimate of $452.66M to a low estimate of $448.7M. As of the current estimate, Healthcare Services Group, Inc’s year-ago sales were $426.29MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $451.32M. There is a high estimate of $452.62M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $449.91M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HCSG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.81B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.8B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.81B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.72BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.91B and the low estimate is $1.87B.
