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, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.195 per share on Friday, December 28th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 21st. This is an increase from Healthcare Services Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. View Healthcare Services Group's Dividend History.

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCSG) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 16th. The business services provider reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.02. The business services provider had revenue of $506.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $510.27 million. Healthcare Services Group had a net margin of 3.59% and a return on equity of 17.80%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. View Healthcare Services Group's Earnings History.

Healthcare Services Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Healthcare Services Group.

8 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Healthcare Services Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect Healthcare Services Group's stock price to reach $45.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.5% 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.

News coverage about HCSG stock has trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Healthcare Services Group earned a daily sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to Healthcare Services Group include Equifax (EFX), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Gartner (IT), Copart (CPRT), TransUnion (TRU), INTERTEK GRP PL/ADR (IKTSY), NOMURA RESH INS/ADR (NRILY), EDENRED S A/ADR (EDNMY), Bureau Veritas (BVRDF), WARTSILA OYJ/ADR (WRTBY), Alliance Data Systems (ADS), Nielsen (NLSN), RANDSTAD HLDG N/ADR (RANJY), ADECCO GRP AG/ADR (AHEXY) and Rentokil Initial (RTOKY).

Healthcare Services Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (4.55%), Dudley & Shanley Inc. (0.71%), Summit Creek Advisors LLC (0.46%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.40%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.27%) and Strs Ohio (0.17%). 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 Riverbridge Partners LLC, Davis R M Inc., Summit Creek Advisors LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and First Hawaiian Bank. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dudley & Shanley Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Strs Ohio, Scout Investments Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Virtu Financial LLC, Arlington Partners LLC and BB&T Corp. 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 $43.97.

Healthcare Services Group has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion and generates $1.87 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $88.22 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.19 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]