Healthcare Services Group, Inc. logo HCSG - Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 6
HOLD 7
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $25.25 DETAILS
HIGH: $30.00
LOW: $23.00
MEDIAN: $24.00
CONSENSUS: $25.25
UPSIDE: 6.14%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 53.3% above fair value
Current Price $23.79
Bear Case $12.43 47.8% downside ($12.43 - $23.79) / $23.79 = -47.8% $0.82 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $15.52 34.8% downside ($15.52 - $23.79) / $23.79 = -34.8% $0.82 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $18.63 21.7% downside ($18.63 - $23.79) / $23.79 = -21.7% $0.82 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
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Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 29.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $25.25 from 15 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $15.52 per share.

Warnings

The company pays out 105% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.
Wall Street's average price target is $25.25 (from 15 analysts). Our estimate is 51% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples