Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:HCSG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$832.6m

Healthcare Services Group Valuation

Is HCSG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of HCSG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: HCSG ($11.39) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($51)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HCSG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for HCSG?

Key metric: As HCSG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HCSG. This is calculated by dividing HCSG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HCSG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.3x
EarningsUS$51.06m
Market CapUS$832.59m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does HCSG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for HCSG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.6x
MATW Matthews International
28.1x24.9%US$731.3m
LQDT Liquidity Services
38.4x27.1%US$774.0m
VVI Viad
41x33.2%US$911.5m
VSTS Vestis
14.9x15.6%US$1.8b
HCSG Healthcare Services Group
16.3x16.2%US$832.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HCSG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.3x) compared to the peer average (30.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HCSG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Commercial Services Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PGTK Pacific Green Technologies
3.9xn/aUS$31.27m
OMEX Odyssey Marine Exploration
0.7xn/aUS$8.30m
DGWR Deep Green Waste & Recycling
0.9xn/aUS$557.97k
IGOT Fomo Worldwide
0.00007xn/aUS$112.00
No more companies available in this PE range
HCSG 16.3xIndustry Avg. 31.1xNo. of Companies9PE01632486480+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HCSG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.3x) compared to the US Commercial Services industry average (30.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HCSG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

HCSG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.3x
Fair PE Ratio21.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HCSG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst HCSG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$11.39
US$13.75
+20.7%
14.9%US$17.00US$12.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$11.15
US$13.75
+23.3%
14.9%US$17.00US$12.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$10.42
US$14.25
+36.8%
12.5%US$17.00US$12.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$10.89
US$14.25
+30.9%
12.5%US$17.00US$12.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$11.13
US$14.25
+28.0%
12.5%US$17.00US$12.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$10.89
US$14.50
+33.1%
11.4%US$17.00US$13.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$10.78
US$14.50
+34.5%
11.4%US$17.00US$13.00n/a4
May ’25US$10.64
US$14.50
+36.3%
11.4%US$17.00US$13.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$12.49
US$14.50
+16.1%
11.4%US$17.00US$13.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$12.84
US$14.50
+12.9%
11.4%US$17.00US$13.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$9.59
US$12.75
+33.0%
18.7%US$16.00US$10.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$10.37
US$12.75
+23.0%
18.7%US$16.00US$10.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$10.00
US$12.75
+27.5%
18.7%US$16.00US$10.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$9.62
US$13.50
+40.3%
16.1%US$16.00US$10.00US$11.154
Oct ’24US$10.43
US$15.75
+51.0%
9.4%US$18.00US$14.00US$10.424
Sep ’24US$11.74
US$15.60
+32.9%
8.7%US$18.00US$14.00US$10.895
Aug ’24US$12.53
US$15.60
+24.5%
8.7%US$18.00US$14.00US$11.135
Jul ’24US$14.93
US$16.40
+9.8%
8.3%US$18.00US$14.00US$10.895
Jun ’24US$13.46
US$16.40
+21.8%
8.3%US$18.00US$14.00US$10.785
May ’24US$15.29
US$16.40
+7.3%
8.3%US$18.00US$14.00US$10.645
Apr ’24US$13.87
US$15.33
+10.6%
10.4%US$18.00US$14.00US$12.496
Mar ’24US$13.06
US$14.42
+10.4%
21.0%US$18.00US$8.50US$12.846
Feb ’24US$13.82
US$13.58
-1.7%
21.3%US$18.00US$8.50US$9.596
Jan ’24US$12.00
US$13.58
+13.2%
21.3%US$18.00US$8.50US$10.376
Dec ’23US$13.81
US$15.07
+9.1%
30.0%US$24.00US$8.50US$10.007
Nov ’23US$14.06
US$15.07
+7.2%
30.0%US$24.00US$8.50US$9.627

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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