Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Competitors $11.30 -0.14 (-1.22%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HCSG vs. UNF, MGRC, KAR, VVI, PFMT, CTAS, CPRT, IRM, BKD, and ATIPShould you be buying Healthcare Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Healthcare Services Group include UniFirst (UNF), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), OPENLANE (KAR), Viad (VVI), Performant Financial (PFMT), Cintas (CTAS), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), and ATI Physical Therapy (ATIP). Healthcare Services Group vs. UniFirst McGrath RentCorp OPENLANE Viad Performant Financial Cintas Copart Iron Mountain Brookdale Senior Living ATI Physical Therapy Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) and UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HCSG or UNF? UniFirst has higher revenue and earnings than Healthcare Services Group. Healthcare Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UniFirst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHealthcare Services Group$1.70B0.49$38.39M$0.6916.38UniFirst$2.43B1.37$145.47M$7.7723.05 Does the MarketBeat Community favor HCSG or UNF? Healthcare Services Group received 66 more outperform votes than UniFirst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.95% of users gave Healthcare Services Group an outperform vote while only 52.93% of users gave UniFirst an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHealthcare Services GroupOutperform Votes30155.95% Underperform Votes23744.05% UniFirstOutperform Votes23552.93% Underperform Votes20947.07% Which has more volatility and risk, HCSG or UNF? Healthcare Services Group has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UniFirst has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HCSG or UNF more profitable? UniFirst has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Healthcare Services Group's net margin of 2.95%. Healthcare Services Group's return on equity of 12.59% beat UniFirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Healthcare Services Group2.95% 12.59% 7.44% UniFirst 5.99%7.47%5.85% Is HCSG or UNF a better dividend stock? Healthcare Services Group pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. UniFirst pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Healthcare Services Group pays out 124.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UniFirst pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HCSG or UNF? 98.0% of Healthcare Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of UniFirst shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Healthcare Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of UniFirst shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer HCSG or UNF? In the previous week, Healthcare Services Group had 11 more articles in the media than UniFirst. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Healthcare Services Group and 2 mentions for UniFirst. UniFirst's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Healthcare Services Group's score of 0.33 indicating that UniFirst is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Healthcare Services Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral UniFirst 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate HCSG or UNF? Healthcare Services Group presently has a consensus target price of $13.80, suggesting a potential upside of 22.12%. UniFirst has a consensus target price of $186.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.97%. Given Healthcare Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Healthcare Services Group is more favorable than UniFirst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Healthcare Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40UniFirst 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 SummaryHealthcare Services Group beats UniFirst on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HCSG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHealthcare Services GroupNursing & personal care facilities IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$828.19M$465.62M$7.05B$9.07BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.32%4.21%P/E Ratio16.3816.3827.8117.15Price / Sales0.490.21389.85116.81Price / Cash12.856.4430.7137.86Price / Book1.831.415.764.78Net Income$38.39M-$225.94M$125.76M$225.60M7 Day Performance-9.89%65.33%4.03%-1.23%1 Month Performance-1.91%5.71%8.93%3.07%1 Year Performance11.00%-38.63%19.25%16.48% Healthcare Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCSGHealthcare Services Group1.8499 of 5 stars$11.30-1.2%$13.80+22.1%+12.7%$828.19M$1.70B16.3833,400Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeUNFUniFirst3.8208 of 5 stars$191.71+0.9%$186.25-2.8%+0.3%$3.56B$2.43B24.4616,000Positive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.9919 of 5 stars$118.22-0.4%$145.50+23.1%-2.7%$2.90B$831.84M12.971,204Positive NewsKAROPENLANE3.0961 of 5 stars$20.67+0.5%$22.00+6.4%+36.4%$2.21B$1.69B79.124,500Analyst DowngradeVVIViad2.5614 of 5 stars$46.25+2.8%$48.00+3.8%+18.1%$980.59M$1.40B90.004,035News CoveragePFMTPerformant Financial2.4358 of 5 stars$3.61+1.1%$7.00+93.9%N/A$282.63M$113.74M0.00930CTASCintas4.7175 of 5 stars$213.54+1.1%$200.77-6.0%+35.1%$86.12B$9.76B53.3446,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCPRTCopart3.4561 of 5 stars$61.39+0.3%$58.00-5.5%+21.5%$59.15B$4.36B43.1211,700Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.4325 of 5 stars$112.63+1.3%$131.00+16.3%+54.5%$33.05B$5.99B310.8327,000Positive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living4.1984 of 5 stars$5.27flat$7.75+47.1%-6.7%$1.05B$3.10B-5.7325,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageATIPATI Physical Therapy0.0648 of 5 stars$0.64-1.5%N/A-61.4%$2.82M$741.86M-0.045,600Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UNF Competitors MGRC Competitors KAR Competitors VVI Competitors PFMT Competitors CTAS Competitors CPRT Competitors IRM Competitors BKD Competitors ATIP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HCSG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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