HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG)
Industrials · Facility support services · NASDAQ
A specialized provider of housekeeping, laundry, and dietary management services for long-term care facilities.
What HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC does
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. provides management, administrative, and operating services to the healthcare industry, primarily focusing on housekeeping, laundry, linen, and dietary services. The company specializes in serving providers of long-term care, including nursing homes, retirement complexes, and rehabilitation centers.
Themes: long-term care services, outsourced facility management, healthcare support services
Fundamentals
- Price$22.77 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.6B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+49.6% 2025-08-21 close $15.22 → 2026-08-21 close $22.77
- P/E11.61 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+6.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+17.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+24.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+2.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.80 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-22 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How HCSG compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which HCSG reported a dividend payment is FY2022, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2022 ratio would not describe HCSG today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2022) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC looks technically
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG) is trading 10.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 320 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 23 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 10.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +10.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $23.18 | $23.18 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $20.53 | $20.53 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 9 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 9 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 23.55. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 320 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 320 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 23 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 22.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($20.59 to $23.65) — its "stochastic" reading is 71 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 71.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $25.75 | $25.75 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 11.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 51.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +51.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.6% below its highest point of the past year | 11.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $56.20 (set on 2018-01-26) | $56.20 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($15.18 to $25.31), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 25% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $18.73 to $19.05. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 25.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 59.5% below its all-time high | -59.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.2% below a resistance level at $23.05 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-02-12, most recently on 2026-05-11. Since 2024-08-21 it has 16 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $6.97 (set on 2005-09-21) | $6.97 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 226.7% above its all-time low | +226.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 44th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.7815 between its high and its low — about 3.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.7815 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $20.68 and $24.19 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $20.68 – $22.43 – $24.19 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (10.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.59× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 0.7% since the prior reading | +0.8% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading | 0.14 toward buy |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 6 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 6 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.1% above the previous close 2 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 21.94 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +3.0% |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 10.5 percentage points (the stock lost 8.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | -10.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 9.6 percentage points (the stock gained 12.7% while the market gained 3.1%) | +9.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 0.7 percentage points (the stock gained 10.3% while the market gained 11.1%) | -0.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 29.1 percentage points (the stock gained 49.6% while the market gained 20.5%) | +29.1% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 5.3% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $21.22 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 1% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-22 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $22.53 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 23 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HCSG last closed at $22.77 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 16 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $23.05 | Resistance | 1.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-12 to 2026-05-11 |
| $21.25 | Support | 6.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-29 to 2026-07-22 |
| $20.72 | Support | 9.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-17 to 2026-08-12 |
| $19.95 | Support | 12.4% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-10-22 to 2026-05-21 |
| $25.67 | Resistance | 12.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-20 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $23.55.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $21.77 and $23.09 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $20.59.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · Trading inside the Ichimoku cloud · Near a resistance level (pressing into a price that has capped it before) · Elliott wave 4 pullbacks | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.86 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 6 analysts
- Mean price target$27.00 range $24.00 – $30.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HCSG
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.24 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Credit and collection risks associated with the long-term care industry, including customer bankruptcies or restructurings.","Sensitivity to labor costs and minimum wage increases, which may not be fully recoverable via customer service agreements.","Exposure to regulatory changes in the healthcare industry and the taxability of services."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HCSG's 10-Q filed 2026-04-24 against the prior one filed 2025-10-24.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing specifies financial statements as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (vs. older filing's September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024)
- Newer filing reports service to more than 2,500 facilities as of March 31, 2026 (older filing reported approximately 2,800 facilities as of September 30, 2025)
- Newer filing provides three-month period comparison for March 31, 2026 vs. 2025
- Newer filing includes EVS revenue contribution of 45.0% or $208.3 million and Dietary contribution of 55.0% or $254.5 million for three months ended March 31, 2026
- Newer filing reports net income of $26.1 million for three months ended March 31, 2026 (vs. $17.2 million in 2025 period)
- Removed:
- Older filing's reference to segment name 'Housekeeping' replaced with 'Environmental Services' or 'EVS' in newer filing
- Older filing's disclosure of nine-month period financial results (September 30, 2025 and 2024) not present in newer filing excerpt
- Older filing's ASU 2023-07 adoption disclosure and segment recast explanation removed from newer filing
- Older filing's Employee Retention Credit (ERC) refunds line item of $34.2 million not present in newer filing
- Older filing's gain on deferred compensation plan investments ($3.7 million) replaced with loss on deferred compensation plan in newer filing ($1.6 million loss)
- Older filing's reported approximately 2,800 facilities replaced with more than 2,500 facilities in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Segment terminology changed from 'Housekeeping' to 'Environmental Services' or 'EVS'
- Deferred compensation line item changed from 'Gain on deferred compensation plan investments' to 'Loss on deferred compensation plan investments'
- Facility count language changed from 'approximately 2,800 facilities' to 'more than 2,500 facilities'
- Consolidated net income margin improved from 3.8% to 5.7% as percentage of revenues
- Notes:
- Comparison involves different fiscal periods (Q1 2026 vs. Q3 2025), making some year-over-year comparisons less direct
- Older filing excerpt appears truncated and does not show complete revenue discussion section
- Newer filing excerpt also appears truncated at 'Consolidated costs of services provided increased by 1.9%...' without completion
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Added reference to 'increased energy prices' in forward-looking statements section (filed 2026-04-24)
- Added reference to 'other insurance programs' instead of just 'auto insurance' in risk factors (filed 2026-04-24)
- Added reference to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 instead of December 31, 2024 (filed 2026-04-24)
- Removed:
- Removed explicit reference to 'auto insurance' and replaced with broader 'other insurance programs' (filed 2026-04-24)
- Removed reference to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (filed 2025-10-24)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'global events including ongoing international conflicts' to 'global events including ongoing international conflicts and increased energy prices' (filed 2026-04-24)
- Changed 'our claims experience related to workers' compensation, general liability and auto insurance' to 'our claims experience related to workers' compensation, general liability and other insurance programs' (filed 2026-04-24)
- Notes:
- Financial statement data is presented for different periods (March 31, 2026 vs September 30, 2025 comparisons) and therefore not directly comparable between filings
- The Risk Factors section presented appears to be a cautionary statement header with limited substantive risk factor content in both versions
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($362498) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($362498) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 1 sell ($362498) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-04. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about HCSG's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding HCSG as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 16,308,619
- Reported value $302,524,880
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
HCSG had 2,590,179 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HCSG had 3.77% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.03 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,590,179
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.77%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,249,527
- Reported change 15.14%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.03
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Aramark (ARMK)
- Sodexo
- Compass Group
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Frequently asked questions
What does HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG) do?
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. provides management, administrative, and operating services to the healthcare industry, primarily focusing on housekeeping, laundry, linen, and dietary services. The company specializes in serving providers of long-term care, including nursing homes, retirement complexes, and rehabilitation centers.
What sector is HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG) in?
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Facility support services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does HCSG pay a dividend?
No — HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG) does not currently pay a dividend (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC's (HCSG) competitors?
Notable peers of HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG) include Aramark, Sodexo and Compass Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG) overbought or oversold right now?
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC (HCSG) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HCSG come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.