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HCSG HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC

Last updated: Mar 17, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $1M, Q2 2025: $3M, Q1 2025: $0M, Q3 2024: $4M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $1M vs trailing avg $2M (-57%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-30M), cannot compute buyback ratio

Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

1 open-market purchase by Simmons Kurt JR

  • Simmons Kurt JR () bought 1,005 shares at $14.93 on 2023-06-30

Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 1 of 4 quarters

  • Q3 2024: Simmons Kurt JR bought while company spent $4M
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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $5M (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 351.6x more than bought. 5 C-suite officers among sellers

  • Brophy Andrew M (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) sold 2,490 shares on 2026-02-26
  • Orr Patrick J (EVP & Chief Revenue Officer) sold 11,167 shares on 2026-02-18
  • Orr Patrick J (EVP & Chief Revenue Officer) sold 33,448 shares on 2026-02-18
  • Orr Patrick J (EVP & Chief Revenue Officer) sold 45,500 shares on 2026-02-18
  • SHEA JOHN CHRISTOPHER (EVP & Chief Admin. Officer) sold 15,500 shares on 2026-02-18
  • SHEA JOHN CHRISTOPHER (EVP & Chief Admin. Officer) sold 38,857 shares on 2026-02-18
  • SHEA JOHN CHRISTOPHER (EVP & Chief Admin. Officer) sold 21,368 shares on 2025-07-28
  • Brophy Andrew M (SVP & Chief Accounting Officer) sold 1,744 shares on 2025-02-26
  • Kush Andrew (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) sold 2,000 shares on 2020-12-04
  • McBryan Michael E (EVP & Chief Revenue Officer) sold 15,000 shares on 2020-11-12