PACS Group, Inc. (PACS)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Salt Lake City, United States | NYSE
36.54 USD
+0.54
(1.500%)
⇧
(April 21, 2026, 12:29 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:37 a.m. EDT
PACS is a highly speculative long-term bet with high debt and negligible dividend yields, currently trading at a discount to its upside-reward narrative despite a concerning drop in recent months. The technicals show a 'v-shape' recovery trend ending near all-time highs, but the options flow suggests the market is waiting for a catalyst to overcome the bearish H-Statistic forecast (-1.9%). For now, it is a 2-star hold; manage downside risk tightly until earnings confirm the growth thesis. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.063826 |
| AutoETS | 0.063863 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.063863 |
| MSTL | 0.081959 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.27 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.473 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.71 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 377.772 |
| Revenue per Share | 33.864 |
| Market Cap | 5,742,810,112 |
| Trailing P/E | 29.95 |
| Forward P/E | 15.48 |
| Beta | 0.06 |
| Profit Margins | 3.62% |
| Website | https://pacs.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:37 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is elevated and skewed for near-term calls (4/17, IV 67%), indicating speculators are pricing in significant upside volatility. However, Open Interest (OI) data reveals a stark disconnect: despite high premium pricing, OI is heavily concentrated in deep In-The-Money (ITM) calls (e.g., 2026-06-18 $35 strike with 932 OI vs 1 vol) and deep OTM calls for 1-2 year horizons (e.g., $55 and $60 strikes for April expiry). The ATM OI is surprisingly low relative to volume, suggesting institutions or large specs are positioned for momentum but lack immediate hedging protection or bullish conviction to defend current levels. Long-dated OTM calls show massive OI, implying expectations for a 50-100% re-rating in 1-3 years. Put activity is minimal, confirming an asymmetric bullish sentiment that is currently conflicted by the upcoming earnings catalyst mentioned in news.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 3.1379309 |
| Address1 | 90 S. 400 W |
| Address2 | Suite 700 |
| All Time High | 43.92 |
| All Time Low | 7.5 |
| Ask | 36.54 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 755,980 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 889,598 |
| Average Volume | 889,598 |
| Average Volume10Days | 755,980 |
| Beta | 0.056 |
| Bid | 36.44 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 6.045 |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 36.54 |
| Current Ratio | 1.068 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 37.5 |
| Day Low | 36.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 377.772 |
| Display Name | PACS |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,145,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,145,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.572 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.605 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,139,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | 365,257,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.06906 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 24.817 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.714 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,064,684,544 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.1031 |
| Eps Forward | 2.36064 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 35.6082 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.93180084 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.026168153 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 313.7931 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 43.08 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.540001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.1518106 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 29.04 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 3.8720002 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.5 - 43.08 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,712,842,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 46,225,378 |
| Forward Eps | 2.36064 |
| Forward P E | 15.478853 |
| Free Cashflow | 241,904,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 47,455 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.15484 |
| Gross Profits | 818,947,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.71244 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.29277 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 157,165,029 |
| Industry | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Disp | Medical Care Facilities |
| Industry Key | medical-care-facilities |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | PACS Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in the United States. It also provides senior care and independent living facilities. The company engages in the acquisition, ownership, and leasing of health care-related properties. PACS Group, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
| Long Name | PACS Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,742,810,112 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1874670139 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 191,543,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,657,941,044 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 35.915 |
| Operating Cashflow | 404,224,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.06973 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.09 |
| Phone | 801 447 9829 |
| Previous Close | 36.0 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.374352 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.044665 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0858166 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03622 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.898 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.5400009 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.5000025 |
| Regular Market Day High | 37.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 36.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 36.0 - 37.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 35.915 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 36.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 36.54 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,788,960 |
| Regular Market Volume | 465,399 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03574 |
| Return On Equity | 0.22955 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.124 |
| Revenue Per Share | 33.864 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 157,165,029 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0271 |
| Shares Short | 4,254,447 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,923,196 |
| Short Name | PACS Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0908 |
| Short Ratio | 5.36 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | UT |
| Symbol | PACS |
| Target High Price | 52.0 |
| Target Low Price | 42.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 45.83333 |
| Target Median Price | 44.0 |
| Total Cash | 197,016,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.254 |
| Total Debt | 3,598,081,024 |
| Total Revenue | 5,288,931,840 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.22 |
| Trailing P E | 29.950819 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.1111 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 24.0646 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 12.475401 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.51841295 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 465,399 |
| Website | https://pacs.com |
| Zip | 84,101 |