Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCSG) provides outsourced support services to healthcare and senior living facilities across the United States. Its primary customers include nursing homes, post-acute care centers, hospitals, assisted living communities and other healthcare-related facilities.

The company operates through two principal service areas. Its environmental services business provides housekeeping, laundry and linen management, waste handling and related services. Its dietary services business supports food procurement, meal preparation, dining operations and nutrition-related programs for residents and patients.

Healthcare Services Group was founded in 1976 and has historically focused on helping healthcare providers manage nonclinical operations through contract-based services. By outsourcing these functions, facilities can rely on the company for staffing, operational management and regulatory support while concentrating on patient and resident care.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.17 to $21.72
• 50-Day Range: $20.80 to $25.31
• 52-Week Range: $15.13 to $25.75
• Volume: 567,116 shs
• Average Volume: 624,125 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $26.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Healthcare Services Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Healthcare Services Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 193rd out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Healthcare Services Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Healthcare Services Group has a consensus price target of $26.50, representing about 24.7% upside from its current price of $21.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Healthcare Services Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Healthcare Services Group are expected to grow by 4.39% in the coming year, from $1.14 to $1.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Healthcare Services Group is 12.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Healthcare Services Group is 12.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.58.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Healthcare Services Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.29% of the float of Healthcare Services Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Healthcare Services Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.73.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Healthcare Services Group has recently increased by 10.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Healthcare Services Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Healthcare Services Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Healthcare Services Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 72.27% next year. This indicates that Healthcare Services Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Healthcare Services Group has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Healthcare Services Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for HCSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Healthcare Services Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Healthcare Services Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $362,498.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.90% of the stock of Healthcare Services Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.97% of the stock of Healthcare Services Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Today: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Support Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HCSG
• CIK: 731012
• Web: www.hcsgcorp.com
• Phone: (215) 639-4274
• Fax: 215-639-2152
• Employees: 36,000
• Year Founded: 1976

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Healthcare Services Group: $26.50
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $59.06 million
• Net Margins: 6.59%
• Pretax Margin: 8.12%
• Return on Equity: 18.97%
• Return on Assets: 11.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.02
• Quick Ratio: 2.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.78
• Cash Flow: $1.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.62
• Book Value: $7.24 per share
• Price / Book: 2.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 68,632,000
• Free Float: 66,642,000
• Market Cap: $1.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80