Live Earnings Conference Call: Healthcare Services Group will host a live Q2 2025 earnings call on July 23, 2025 at 8:30AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Healthcare Services Group's Q2 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Competitors $13.05 +0.31 (+2.43%) Closing price 07/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.04 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 07/22/2025 07:57 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, MGRC, KAR, CTAS, CPRT, IRM, CNXC, WNS, ABM, and BBUShould you be buying Healthcare Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Healthcare Services Group include Unifirst (UNF), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), OPENLANE (KAR), Cintas (CTAS), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), Concentrix (CNXC), WNS (WNS), ABM Industries (ABM), and Brookfield Business Partners (BBU). Healthcare Services Group vs. Its Competitors Unifirst McGrath RentCorp OPENLANE Cintas Copart Iron Mountain Concentrix WNS ABM Industries Brookfield Business Partners Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) and Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) are both diversified support services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Healthcare Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, UNF or HCSG? Unifirst has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthcare Services Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$2.46B1.31$145.47M$8.1421.35Healthcare Services Group$1.72B0.55$39.47M$0.5623.30 Do analysts recommend UNF or HCSG? Unifirst currently has a consensus price target of $179.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.30%. Healthcare Services Group has a consensus price target of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 13.41%. Given Healthcare Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Healthcare Services Group is more favorable than Unifirst.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) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is UNF or HCSG more profitable? Unifirst has a net margin of 6.18% compared to Healthcare Services Group's net margin of 2.38%. Healthcare Services Group's return on equity of 11.68% beat Unifirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unifirst6.18% 7.35% 5.78% Healthcare Services Group 2.38%11.68%7.14% Does the media favor UNF or HCSG? In the previous week, Unifirst had 2 more articles in the media than Healthcare Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Unifirst and 2 mentions for Healthcare Services Group. Unifirst's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Healthcare Services Group's score of 0.52 indicating that Unifirst is being referred to more favorably in the 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUnifirst and Healthcare Services Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HCSG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$928.98M$6.00B$15.07B$9.45BDividend YieldN/A3.08%2.76%4.03%P/E Ratio23.3023.2428.1619.90Price / Sales0.552.5351.1385.18Price / Cash12.8616.1626.6258.29Price / Book1.915.206.165.67Net Income$39.47M$155.72M$196.13M$258.18M7 Day Performance-1.14%22.78%3.21%2.81%1 Month Performance-8.74%24.72%8.53%13.53%1 Year Performance9.94%59.12%20.98%17.68% Healthcare Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCSGHealthcare Services Group2.5885 of 5 stars$13.05+2.4%$14.80+13.4%+11.4%$928.98M$1.72B23.3035,300High Trading VolumeUNFUnifirst3.5845 of 5 stars$178.43+2.4%$179.50+0.6%-7.3%$3.31B$2.43B21.9216,000Positive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.977 of 5 stars$119.42-0.3%$145.50+21.8%-0.5%$2.94B$910.94M12.381,219Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsKAROPENLANE2.9761 of 5 stars$25.14+0.8%$24.00-4.5%+38.8%$2.70B$1.82B38.094,800CTASCintas4.4623 of 5 stars$216.90+0.7%$220.96+1.9%+13.8%$87.58B$10.14B50.2446,500Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionCPRTCopart3.3706 of 5 stars$47.13-0.7%$53.67+13.9%-11.7%$45.57B$4.24B31.0111,700High Trading VolumeIRMIron Mountain4.5041 of 5 stars$98.02+0.0%$121.71+24.2%-0.8%$28.92B$6.15B239.0828,850Positive NewsCNXCConcentrix4.3723 of 5 stars$56.45-3.7%$66.75+18.2%-9.9%$3.56B$9.62B15.51450,000Positive NewsWNSWNS3.0074 of 5 stars$74.700.0%$64.94-13.1%+32.1%$3.47B$1.31B20.0864,505Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeABMABM Industries4.6338 of 5 stars$49.48+1.6%$56.00+13.2%-11.9%$3.08B$8.36B39.90117,000Positive NewsBBUBrookfield Business Partners3.3837 of 5 stars$25.93+1.7%$32.00+23.4%+29.6%$2.30B$35.35B-76.2672,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UNF Competitors MGRC Competitors KAR Competitors CTAS Competitors CPRT Competitors IRM Competitors CNXC Competitors WNS Competitors ABM Competitors BBU 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 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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