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ARDT vs HCSG // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Ardent Health Inc. (NYSE) VS. Healthcare Services Group Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ARDT 2
— HCSG 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $12.30 (+3.10%) • MKT CAP: $1.73B
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $24.68 (+2.58%) • MKT CAP: $1.66B
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ARDT VS. HCSG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ARDT | HCSG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 13.00% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.50% | 11.60% | -1.10 | HCSG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 8.36% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.10% | 3.20% | -1.10 | HCSG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.00% | 7.10% | -1.10 | HCSG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.6 | 67.3 | -9.65 | HCSG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.9x | 26.2x | -14.30 | ARDT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.73B | $1.66B | $70.6M | ARDT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ARDT REV | HCSG REV | ARDT GROSS % | HCSG GROSS % | ARDT FCF | HCSG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.32B | $1.84B | — | 13.0% | $470.5M | $139.2M |
| FY 2024 | $5.97B | $1.72B | — | 13.3% | $315.0M | $24.5M |
| FY 2023 | $5.41B | $1.67B | — | — | $221.7M | $43.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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