NASDAQ:HCSG - Healthcare Services Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Healthcare Services Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HCSG."

Healthcare Services Group declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 15th will be given a dividend of $0.1963 per share on Friday, March 22nd. This represents a $0.79 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 14th. This is an increase from Healthcare Services Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. View Healthcare Services Group's Dividend History.

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCSG) released its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 5th. The business services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.05. The business services provider had revenue of $496.41 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $507.45 million. Healthcare Services Group had a net margin of 4.16% and a return on equity of 20.09%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. View Healthcare Services Group's Earnings History.

Healthcare Services Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 16th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Healthcare Services Group.

8 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Healthcare Services Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $52.00. On average, they anticipate Healthcare Services Group's stock price to reach $45.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Healthcare Services Group.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Healthcare Services Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Healthcare Services Group.

Headlines about HCSG stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Healthcare Services Group earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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Healthcare Services Group's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.51%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (4.55%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.05%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (2.04%), Northern Trust Corp (1.86%) and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.61%). Company insiders that own Healthcare Services Group stock include Daniel P Mccartney, Dino D Ottaviano, Jason J Bundick, John Briggs, John Christopher Shea, Michael E Mcbryan, Robert J Moss and Robert L Frome. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Healthcare Services Group.

HCSG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including GW&K Investment Management LLC, Brown Advisory Inc., Riverbridge Partners LLC, AMI Asset Management Corp, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Avalon Advisors LLC and Elk Creek Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Healthcare Services Group company stock in the last year include Dino D Ottaviano and Robert J Moss. View Insider Buying and Selling for Healthcare Services Group.

HCSG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, BlackRock Inc., Dudley & Shanley Inc., Castleark Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Copeland Capital Management LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama and Rhumbline Advisers. View Insider Buying and Selling for Healthcare Services Group.

Shares of HCSG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HCSG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.29.

Healthcare Services Group has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion and generates $2.01 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $83.52 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.12 on an earnings per share basis. Healthcare Services Group employs 55,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Healthcare Services Group is http://www.hcsg.com.

Healthcare Services Group's mailing address is 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA, 19020. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 215-639-4274 or via email at [email protected]