Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) Competitors $13.99 +0.02 (+0.14%) Closing price 08/6/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.01 +0.02 (+0.14%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HCSG vs. UNF, MGRC, KAR, CTAS, CPRT, IRM, CNXC, WNS, ABM, and BBUShould 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), Cintas (CTAS), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), Concentrix (CNXC), WNS (WNS), ABM Industries (ABM), and Brookfield Business Partners (BBU). Healthcare Services Group vs. Its Competitors Unifirst McGrath RentCorp OPENLANE Cintas Copart Iron Mountain Concentrix WNS ABM Industries Brookfield Business Partners Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) and Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) are both diversified support services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HCSG or UNF? Unifirst has higher revenue and earnings than Healthcare Services Group. Unifirst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Healthcare Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHealthcare Services Group$1.72B0.59$39.47M$0.1499.93Unifirst$2.43B1.32$145.47M$8.1421.17 Do analysts recommend HCSG or UNF? Healthcare Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.15%. Unifirst has a consensus price target of $179.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Given Healthcare Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Unifirst 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Is HCSG or UNF more profitable? Unifirst has a net margin of 6.18% compared to Healthcare Services Group's net margin of 0.61%. Healthcare Services Group's return on equity of 11.74% beat Unifirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Healthcare Services Group0.61% 11.74% 7.19% Unifirst 6.18%7.35%5.78% Does the media favor HCSG or UNF? In the previous week, Healthcare Services Group had 4 more articles in the media than Unifirst. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Healthcare Services Group and 1 mentions for Unifirst. Unifirst's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Healthcare Services Group's score of 0.99 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Unifirst 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HCSG or UNF? 98.0% of Healthcare Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Unifirst shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Healthcare Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Unifirst shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, HCSG or UNF? Healthcare Services Group has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unifirst has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHealthcare Services Group beats Unifirst on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Healthcare Services Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCSG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HCSG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 GroupBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.01B$5.99B$20.65B$9.47BDividend YieldN/A3.13%2.82%4.17%P/E Ratio99.9323.0024.8623.99Price / Sales0.591.8942.7196.68Price / Cash14.1116.0828.1758.51Price / Book2.124.935.685.58Net Income$39.47M$158.88M$196.72M$265.35M7 Day Performance7.53%0.76%-0.69%-0.07%1 Month Performance-5.28%1.40%-1.71%1.76%1 Year Performance33.37%55.62%36.89%25.39% Healthcare Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCSGHealthcare Services Group2.4485 of 5 stars$13.99+0.1%$16.25+16.2%+32.6%$1.01B$1.72B99.9335,300UNFUnifirst3.9903 of 5 stars$174.31+0.5%$179.50+3.0%-6.0%$3.22B$2.43B21.4116,000Positive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.8879 of 5 stars$126.25+1.4%$145.50+15.2%+18.3%$3.06B$910.94M12.291,219Positive NewsKAROPENLANE3.4175 of 5 stars$24.76-0.3%$24.00-3.1%+70.7%$2.67B$1.79B37.524,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpCTASCintas4.5457 of 5 stars$220.38-1.4%$224.54+1.9%+20.4%$90.27B$10.34B49.9746,500Positive NewsCPRTCopart3.1627 of 5 stars$46.08-1.3%$53.33+15.7%-5.1%$45.15B$4.59B30.3211,700Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.7714 of 5 stars$97.99-1.4%$121.71+24.2%-15.3%$29.31B$6.15B239.0028,850Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeGap UpCNXCConcentrix4.7475 of 5 stars$59.81-1.2%$66.75+11.6%-28.0%$3.82B$9.62B16.43450,000Positive NewsWNSWNS2.0311 of 5 stars$74.76+0.1%$68.13-8.9%+33.8%$3.47B$1.31B20.8264,505Short Interest ↑ABMABM Industries4.085 of 5 stars$47.15-1.2%$56.00+18.8%-9.2%$2.97B$8.36B38.02117,000Positive NewsBBUBrookfield Business Partners3.3919 of 5 stars$25.57-0.4%$32.00+25.1%+32.3%$2.28B$40.62B-75.2072,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UNF Competitors MGRC Competitors KAR Competitors CTAS Competitors CPRT Competitors IRM Competitors CNXC Competitors WNS Competitors ABM Competitors BBU Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HCSG) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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