Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Competitors $16.36 -0.22 (-1.33%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.18 -0.18 (-1.13%) As of 04:18 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HCSG vs. UNF, KAR, MGRC, CTAS, CPRT, IRM, CRVL, SPSC, CNXC, and WNSShould you be buying Healthcare Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Healthcare Services Group include Unifirst (UNF), OPENLANE (KAR), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), Cintas (CTAS), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), CorVel (CRVL), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Concentrix (CNXC), and WNS (WNS). Healthcare Services Group vs. Its Competitors Unifirst OPENLANE McGrath RentCorp Cintas Copart Iron Mountain CorVel SPS Commerce Concentrix WNS Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) and Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) are both diversified support services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do analysts prefer UNF or HCSG? Unifirst currently has a consensus price target of $179.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.45%. Healthcare Services Group has a consensus price target of $16.25, indicating a potential downside of 0.67%. Given Unifirst's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Unifirst is more favorable than Healthcare Services Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unifirst 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Healthcare Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is UNF or HCSG more profitable? Unifirst has a net margin of 6.18% compared to Healthcare Services Group's net margin of 0.61%. Healthcare Services Group's return on equity of 11.74% beat Unifirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unifirst6.18% 7.35% 5.78% Healthcare Services Group 0.61%11.74%7.19% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UNF or HCSG? 78.2% of Unifirst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Healthcare Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unifirst shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Healthcare Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, UNF or HCSG? Unifirst has higher revenue and earnings than Healthcare Services Group. Unifirst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthcare Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnifirst$2.43B1.26$145.47M$8.1420.33Healthcare Services Group$1.72B0.69$39.47M$0.14116.86 Which has more risk and volatility, UNF or HCSG? Unifirst has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthcare Services Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor UNF or HCSG? In the previous week, Healthcare Services Group had 1 more articles in the media than Unifirst. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Healthcare Services Group and 4 mentions for Unifirst. Healthcare Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Unifirst's score of 1.33 indicating that Healthcare Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unifirst 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Healthcare Services Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHealthcare Services Group beats Unifirst on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Healthcare Services Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCSG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HCSG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHealthcare Services GroupBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.20B$5.70B$27.85B$10.39BDividend YieldN/A3.26%2.75%4.64%P/E Ratio116.8627.8826.7626.11Price / Sales0.691.80721.51124.93Price / Cash16.7415.9327.8861.24Price / Book2.404.547.816.30Net Income$39.47M$156.87M$200.69M$271.03M7 Day Performance2.31%-3.02%-0.33%-0.15%1 Month Performance5.62%-4.35%11.53%6.41%1 Year Performance47.79%50.60%49.60%28.81% Healthcare Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCSGHealthcare Services Group2.334 of 5 stars$16.36-1.3%$16.25-0.7%+48.8%$1.20B$1.72B116.8635,300Positive NewsUNFUnifirst4.3938 of 5 stars$171.59+0.0%$179.50+4.6%-12.1%$3.18B$2.43B21.0816,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKAROPENLANE4.0278 of 5 stars$28.61-0.9%$28.75+0.5%+68.5%$3.07B$1.79B38.664,800Positive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.8482 of 5 stars$123.35+0.9%$145.50+18.0%+12.2%$3.01B$941.54M12.011,219Dividend AnnouncementCTASCintas4.7278 of 5 stars$199.71-1.3%$224.54+12.4%-2.3%$81.55B$10.34B45.2948,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCPRTCopart4.6018 of 5 stars$47.60-1.7%$54.50+14.5%-13.5%$46.80B$4.65B29.7511,700Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.3564 of 5 stars$99.93+3.3%$120.17+20.3%-15.0%$28.56B$6.15B713.8328,850Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRVLCorVel2.3154 of 5 stars$82.79-3.3%N/A-25.8%$4.39B$895.59M42.685,075Positive NewsSPSCSPS Commerce3.5871 of 5 stars$106.39+0.8%$165.80+55.8%-44.9%$4.00B$637.77M48.802,783Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCNXCConcentrix4.9386 of 5 stars$53.64-0.6%$66.75+24.4%-12.9%$3.40B$9.62B14.74450,000Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastWNSWNS1.5028 of 5 stars$75.70+0.1%$67.43-10.9%+40.3%$3.24B$1.31B21.0964,505 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UNF Competitors KAR Competitors MGRC Competitors CTAS Competitors CPRT Competitors IRM Competitors CRVL Competitors SPSC Competitors CNXC Competitors WNS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HCSG) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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