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The closing price of Healthcare Services Group, Inc (NASDAQ: HCSG) was $15.09 for the day, down -1.18% from the previous closing price of $15.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.92 million shares were traded. HCSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.835.
Ratios:
Our analysis of HCSG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.02. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 1092707712 and an Enterprise Value of 973567040. As of this moment, Healthcare’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 106.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.549 whereas that against EBITDA is 64.203.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HCSG is 0.66, which has changed by 0.4142456 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 6.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.25%.
Shares Statistics:
HCSG traded an average of 807.27K shares per day over the past three months and 1045230 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 72.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.69M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.09% stake in the company. Shares short for HCSG as of 1753920000 were 1710388 with a Short Ratio of 2.12, compared to 1751241600 on 1767659. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1710388 and a Short% of Float of 3.4000000000000004.
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.
