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Healthcare Services Group, Inc (NASDAQ: HCSG) closed the day trading at $14.66 down -0.17% from the previous closing price of $14.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. HCSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.45.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HCSG, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.63. 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:
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 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 1068986688 and an Enterprise Value of 997636032. As of this moment, Healthcare’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.04. 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 2.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.573 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.424.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HCSG is 0.55, which has changed by 0.32549727 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HCSG has reached a high of $15.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.75%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HCSG traded about 729.86K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HCSG traded about 666820 shares per day. 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 103.94% stake in the company. Shares short for HCSG as of 1749772800 were 1881240 with a Short Ratio of 2.58, compared to 1747267200 on 2709521. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1881240 and a Short% of Float of 3.6999999999999997.
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.
