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Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG) Stock Analysis

Range Bound setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 2/5High Confidence

Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities

Sell if holding. At $21.54, A.R:R 0.5:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.8%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8).

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... Read more

$21.54+5.8% A.UpsideScore 5.3/10#17 of 27 Medical Care Facilities
QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield6.39%
Stop $20.04Target $22.79(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 0.5:1
Analyst target$26.20+21.6%5 analysts
$22.79our TP
$21.54price
$26.20mean
$30

Sell if holding. At $21.54, A.R:R 0.5:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.8%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8). Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.3/10, high confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 64d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

Recent Developments — Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.

Thesis

Rewards
Sector modifier (Healthcare): +0.5
Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
Risks
Thin upside margin: 5.8%
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8)
Leverage penalty (D/E 2.9): -1.5

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)22.7
P/E (Fwd)18.6
Mkt Cap$1.5B
EV/EBITDA19.3
Profit Mgn3.7%
ROE13.2%
Rev Growth3.4%
Beta0.85
DividendNone
Rating analysts12

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9

Options Flow

P/C1.29bearish
IV58%elevated
Max Pain$13-42.0% vs spot

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Volume
0.7
Obv
1.0
Macd
1.6
Rsi
5.5
Ma Position
6.0
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA
GatesMomentum 3.0<4.5A.R:R 0.5 < 1.5@spotInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 64d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
50 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $19.21Resistance $24.39

Price Targets

$20
$23
A.Upside+5.8%
A.R:R0.5:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeRisk-Off

Risk Alerts

! Momentum score 3.0/10 — below 4.5 minimum
! Reward/Risk 0.5:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-07-22 (64d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is HCSG stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. At $21.54, A.R:R 0.5:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.8%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8). Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $20.04. Score 5.3/10, high confidence.

What is the HCSG stock price target?

Take-profit target: $22.79 (+5.8% upside). Prior stop was $20.04. Stop-loss: $20.04.

What are the risks of investing in HCSG?

Thin upside margin: 5.8%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.8); Leverage penalty (D/E 2.9): -1.5.

Is HCSG overvalued or undervalued?

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 22.7 (forward 18.6). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about HCSG?

12 analysts cover HCSG with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $26.

What does Healthcare Services Group, Inc. do?Healthcare Services Group, Inc. provides management, administrative, and operating services to the housekeeping,...

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.

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