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

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 6
HOLD 7
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $26.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $30.00
LOW: $24.00
MEDIAN: $26.00
CONSENSUS: $26.50
UPSIDE: 18.09%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 84.7% above fair value
Current Price $22.44
Bear Case $9.72 56.7% downside ($9.72 - $22.44) / $22.44 = -56.7% $0.81 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $12.15 45.9% downside ($12.15 - $22.44) / $22.44 = -45.9% $0.81 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $14.58 35.0% downside ($14.58 - $22.44) / $22.44 = -35.0% $0.81 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

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Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 27.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $0.81, the base-case value is $12.15 per share. DDM cross-check: $14.53.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (15 analysts) $26.50
Analyst Range $24.00 – $30.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 54%

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 $26.50 (from 15 analysts). Our estimate is 54% 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