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In the latest session, Healthcare Services Group, Inc (NASDAQ: HCSG) closed at $13.53 down -2.10% from its previous closing price of $13.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. HCSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.365.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Healthcare Services Group, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.58. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 986588608 and an Enterprise Value of 997636032. As of this moment, Healthcare’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.92. 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 0.19946814 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1116153 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 -6.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.09%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HCSG has traded an average of 753.84K shares per day and 835640 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 104.08% stake in the company. Shares short for HCSG as of 1749772800 were 1881240 with a Short Ratio of 2.34, 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.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 5.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. 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
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $450.78M this quarter.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.
