Healthcare Services Group, Inc (NASDAQ: HCSG) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 25.94x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.54. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HCSG is 72.19M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.03% of that float. On May 02, 2025, the average trading volume of HCSG was 607.69K shares.
HCSG) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Healthcare Services Group, Inc (NASDAQ: HCSG) has jumped by 2.18 compared to previous close of 14.21. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 7.40% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-01 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
HCSG’s Market Performance
HCSG’s stock has risen by 7.40% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 44.19% and a quarterly rise of 29.76%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.81% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.61% for Healthcare Services Group, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 30.48% for HCSG’s stock, with a simple moving average of 30.59% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HCSG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HCSG stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for HCSG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HCSG in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $15 based on the research report published on April 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to HCSG, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on March 24th of the previous year.
HCSG Trading at 34.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HCSG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.57% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.81%, as shares surge +42.07% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +36.08% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HCSG rose by +7.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +28.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.13. In addition, Healthcare Services Group, Inc saw 25.01% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HCSG starting from Brophy Andrew M, who sale 1,744 shares at the price of $10.45 back on Feb 26 ’25. After this action, Brophy Andrew M now owns 12,424 shares of Healthcare Services Group, Inc, valued at $18,225 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HCSG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Healthcare Services Group, Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 8.37, with 5.09 for asset returns.
Based on Healthcare Services Group, Inc (HCSG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.02 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 10.61. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 11.43.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 73.96 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.75. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.5for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.89.
Conclusion
To sum up, Healthcare Services Group, Inc (HCSG) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
