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Healthcare Services Group Inc(HCSG)

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QUALITY SIGNAL
1-STAR RATING
PASS
LAST CLOSE
$21.3
09/21/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for HCSG

09/21/2026: HCSG (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Rolling Over
PRICE PATH

Rolling Over

The price momentum is slowing down and beginning to turn downward.

Moderately Choppy
PRICE STABILITY

Moderately Choppy

The stock has experienced noticeable price swings while retaining some directional structure.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit -46.7%
Avg. Invested days 27
Today’s Advisory PASS
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

HCSG receives a 3-star rating, supported by solid company fundamentals, and solid analyst coverage. The rating is constrained by soft unit economics, and weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

HCSG has solid overall fundamentals (4 stars), with moderate financial health, solid growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, strong earnings growth (+49.6%) and solid cash generation (FCF margin 7.6%) are partially offset by moderate revenue growth (+7.1%), soft profitability (net margin 3.2%), modest insider ownership of 1.39%.

Financial Health Rating

HCSG's financial health is supported by solid liquidity, including working-capital and asset support (WC/assets 50.3%). Profitability is soft (2 stars), which helps explain the 3-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Free-cash-flow growth is HCSG's strongest growth driver at +468.7% FY2025 versus FY2024 (strong, 5 stars). By comparison, earnings growth (+49.6%, strong) is also strong, while revenue growth (+7.1%, moderate) holds the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 112.7% and approximately 98.9% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 1.39% provides only moderate management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

BlackRock Inc 16.70%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 7.06%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 4.55%
State Street Corp 4.11%
Mackenzie Investments 3.89%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

HCSG generates approximately $130 of gross profit, $26 of operating income, and $76 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong cash conversion and healthy margins support the rating, although capital efficiency remains below the highest tier.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 12.98%

Quantitative Style Profile

HCSG has a high-quality, liquid profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Value-OrientedQuality TiltSmall / Mid Cap RiskShort Squeeze RiskHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 1.47B USD
Price to earnings Ratio 12.56
1Y Target Price 27
Price to earnings Ratio 12.56
1Y Target Price 27
Volume (30-day avg) 651.1K shares
Beta 0.81
52 Weeks Range 15.13 - 25.75
Updated Date 09/20/2026
52 Weeks Range 15.13 - 25.75
Updated Date 09/20/2026
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) 1.71

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

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Valuation

Trailing PE 12.56
Forward PE 17.54
Enterprise Value 1.33B
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.79
Enterprise Value 1.33B
Price to Sales(TTM) 0.79
Enterprise Value to Revenue 0.71
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 7.88
Shares Outstanding 68.63M
Shares Floating 67.85M
Shares Outstanding 68.63M
Shares Floating 67.85M
Percent Insiders 1.39
Percent Institutions 112.69

Financial Metrics

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Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

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📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

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Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

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🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

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🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

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Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

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Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About Healthcare Services Group Inc

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquarters Bensalem, PA, United States
IPO Launch date 1990-03-26
President, CEO & Director Mr. Theodore Wahl CPA
Sector Healthcare
Industry Medical Care Facilities
Full time employees 36000
Full time employees 36000

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. provides management, administrative, and operating services to the housekeeping, laundry, linen, facility maintenance, and dietary service departments of nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Environmental Services and Dietary. Its Environmental Services segment engages in cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing of resident rooms and common areas of the customers' facilities, as well as the laundering and processing of the bed linens, uniforms, resident personal clothing, and other assorted linen items utilized at the customers' facilities. The Dietary segment is involved in the management of the customers' dietary departments, which focus on food purchasing, meal preparation, and professional dietitian services, such as the development of menus that meet the dietary needs of residents; and the provision of on-site management and clinical consulting services. It serves long-term and post-acute care facilities, hospitals, and the healthcare industry through referrals and solicitation of target facilities. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.