(HCSG) Healthcare - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US4219061086

HCSG: Housekeeping, Laundry, Linen, Facility Maintenance, Dietary Services

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCSG) is a leading provider of essential services to healthcare facilities across the United States. The company specializes in managing non-clinical departments, allowing healthcare providers to focus on patient care. Its services encompass housekeeping, laundry, linen, facility maintenance, and dietary operations, ensuring the smooth operation of nursing homes, retirement communities, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals. The company operates through two core segments: Housekeeping and Dietary. The Housekeeping segment focuses on cleaning, disinfecting, and maintaining facilities, including laundry services for linens and uniforms. The Dietary segment offers comprehensive food services, including meal preparation, menu development, and clinical consulting to meet the nutritional needs of residents.

Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, HCSG has established itself as a critical partner to healthcare facilities. It targets long-term and post-acute care facilities, hospitals, and other healthcare providers through direct outreach and referrals. The companys services are designed to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve patient satisfaction. By managing these non-core functions, HCSG enables healthcare providers to allocate more resources to clinical care and patient outcomes.

Forecast: Based on the technical and fundamental data, HCSGs stock shows potential for moderate growth. The stock is trading above its SMA20 and SMA50, indicating short-term bullish momentum. However, the SMA200 suggests a longer-term sideways trend. The forward P/E of 16.34 indicates expectations of earnings growth, supported by a reasonable P/S ratio of 0.57. The RoE of 8.05% reflects modest profitability. With an ATR of 0.50, volatility remains manageable. Overall, HCSG appears positioned for stable performance, driven by demand for outsourcing non-clinical services in the healthcare sector.

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HCSG Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 1,062m
Sector Healthcare
Industry Medical Care Facilities
GiC Sub-Industry Diversified Support Services
IPO / Inception 1990-03-26

HCSG Stock Ratings

Growth Rating -42.0
Fundamental 55.8
Dividend Rating 15.1
Rel. Strength 36
Analysts 3.8/5
Fair Price Momentum 12.41 USD
Fair Price DCF 23.08 USD

HCSG Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 0.00%
Yield on Cost 5y %
Annual Growth 5y -100.00%
Payout Consistency 56.5%

HCSG Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 6.6%
Growth Correlation 12m 8.4%
Growth Correlation 5y -88.4%
CAGR 5y -8.29%
CAGR/Max DD 5y -0.12
Sharpe Ratio 12m 0.29
Alpha 23.57
Beta 0.416
Volatility 34.31%
Current Volume 894.6k
Average Volume 20d 777.3k
What is the price of HCSG stocks?
As of May 09, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 14.35 with a total of 894,553 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.17%, over one month by +48.86%, over three months by +34.11% and over the past year by +30.45%.
Is Healthcare a good stock to buy?
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Healthcare (NASDAQ:HCSG) is currently (May 2025) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 55.81 and therefor a somewhat positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of HCSG as of May 2025 is 12.41. This means that HCSG is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -13.52%.
Is HCSG a buy, sell or hold?
Healthcare has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.80. Therefor, it is recommend to hold HCSG.
  • Strong Buy: 2
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 3
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for HCSG stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, HCSG Healthcare will be worth about 13.6 in May 2026. The stock is currently trading at 14.35. This means that the stock has a potential downside of -5.37%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 15 4.5%
Analysts Target Price 14.5 1%
ValueRay Target Price 13.6 -5.4%