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After finishing at $13.27 in the prior trading day, Healthcare Services Group, Inc (NASDAQ: HCSG) closed at $13.38, up 0.83%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. HCSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.17.
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 5.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.41 and its Current Ratio is at 2.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
On April 24, 2025, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $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 Jul 28 ’25 when SHEA JOHN CHRISTOPHER sold 21,368 shares for $13.25 per share. The transaction valued at 283,126 led to the insider holds 32,976 shares of the business.
John Shea bought 21,368 shares of HCSG for $283,126 on Jul 28 ’25. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Brophy Andrew M, who serves as the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 1,744 shares for $10.45 each. As a result, the insider received 18,225 and left with 12,424 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 968881984 and an Enterprise Value of 849741248. As of this moment, Healthcare’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 94.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.48 whereas that against EBITDA is 56.037.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HCSG is 0.53, which has changed by 0.2021563 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 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 -5.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.19%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 772.45K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1086550 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 72.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.66M. Insiders hold about 1.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.13% stake in the company. Shares short for HCSG as of 1752537600 were 1529141 with a Short Ratio of 1.98, compared to 1749772800 on 1881240. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1529141 and a Short% of Float of 3.01.
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 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
Currently, 5.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Healthcare Services Group, Inc (HCSG) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.22, with high estimates of $0.22 and low estimates of $0.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.87 and $0.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.86. EPS for the following year is $0.93, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.99 and $0.89.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $460.49M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $461.1M to a low estimate of $459.63M. As of the current estimate, Healthcare Services Group, Inc’s year-ago sales were $428.15MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $466.2M. There is a high estimate of $470.39M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $463.95M.
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 $1.8B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.72BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.96B and the low estimate is $1.88B.
