Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCSG) provides outsourced support services to healthcare facilities in the United States. Its customers primarily include nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, continuing care retirement communities, assisted-living facilities and other institutional healthcare providers.

The company’s principal service offerings include housekeeping, laundry and linen services, as well as dining and nutritional services. These services are designed to help healthcare operators manage nonclinical functions, maintain facility standards and support the daily needs of residents and patients.

Healthcare Services Group was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Through its nationwide operating platform, the company serves healthcare facilities across the United States. Its business is focused on providing facility-support services under contracts with healthcare providers rather than delivering direct medical care.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.00 to $26.88
• 50-Day Range: $20.45 to $26.55
• 52-Week Range: $16.78 to $26.88
• Volume: 694,563 shs
• Average Volume: 832,503 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.16
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $26.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Healthcare Services Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Healthcare Services Group scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 434th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Healthcare Services Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Healthcare Services Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Healthcare Services Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Healthcare Services Group are expected to decrease by -5.30% in the coming year, from $1.32 to $1.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Healthcare Services Group is 17.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Healthcare Services Group is 17.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Healthcare Services Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.08% of the float of Healthcare Services Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Healthcare Services Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Healthcare Services Group has recently increased by 1.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Healthcare Services Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Healthcare Services Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Healthcare Services Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.80% next year. This indicates that Healthcare Services Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Healthcare Services Group has a news sentiment score of 0.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Healthcare Services Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for HCSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Healthcare Services Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Healthcare Services Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $820,479.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.90% of the stock of Healthcare Services Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.97% of the stock of Healthcare Services Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Today: 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Support Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HCSG
• CIK: 731012
• Web: www.hcsgcorp.com
• Phone: (215) 639-4274
• Fax: 215-639-2152
• Employees: 36,000
• Year Founded: 1976

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Healthcare Services Group: $26.67
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $24.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.24
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $59.06 million
• Net Margins: 5.58%
• Pretax Margin: 6.80%
• Return on Equity: 20.22%
• Return on Assets: 12.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.82
• Quick Ratio: 2.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.97
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.51
• Book Value: $7.88 per share
• Price / Book: 3.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 67,430,000
• Free Float: 65,476,000
• Market Cap: $1.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92