Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Competitors

Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) and McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HCSG or MGRC?

98.0% of Healthcare Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of McGrath RentCorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Healthcare Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of McGrath RentCorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer HCSG or MGRC?

In the previous week, McGrath RentCorp had 7 more articles in the media than Healthcare Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for McGrath RentCorp and 18 mentions for Healthcare Services Group. Healthcare Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat McGrath RentCorp's score of 0.98 indicating that Healthcare Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Healthcare Services Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
McGrath RentCorp	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HCSG or MGRC?

Healthcare Services Group has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McGrath RentCorp has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HCSG or MGRC?

Healthcare Services Group currently has a consensus target price of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.15%. McGrath RentCorp has a consensus target price of $145.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.40%. Given McGrath RentCorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe McGrath RentCorp is more favorable than Healthcare Services Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Healthcare Services Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
McGrath RentCorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HCSG or MGRC?

Healthcare Services Group received 48 more outperform votes than McGrath RentCorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.11% of users gave McGrath RentCorp an outperform vote while only 55.94% of users gave Healthcare Services Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Healthcare Services Group	Outperform Votes 306 55.94%	Underperform Votes 241 44.06%
McGrath RentCorp	Outperform Votes 258 58.11%	Underperform Votes 186 41.89%

Is HCSG or MGRC more profitable?

McGrath RentCorp has a net margin of 25.44% compared to Healthcare Services Group's net margin of 2.30%. McGrath RentCorp's return on equity of 13.68% beat Healthcare Services Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Healthcare Services Group	2.30%	11.76%	7.08%
McGrath RentCorp	25.44%	13.68%	6.16%

Is HCSG or MGRC a better dividend stock?

Healthcare Services Group pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. McGrath RentCorp pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Healthcare Services Group pays out 153.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. McGrath RentCorp pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McGrath RentCorp has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HCSG or MGRC?

McGrath RentCorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Healthcare Services Group. McGrath RentCorp 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Healthcare Services Group	$1.74B	0.60	$39.47M	$0.56	25.38
McGrath RentCorp	$918.53M	2.86	$174.62M	$9.65	11.05

Summary

McGrath RentCorp beats Healthcare Services Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.