PACS Group, Inc. (PACS)Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Salt Lake City, United States | NYSE
43.27 USD
+0.05
(0.116%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 43.27 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:22 a.m. EDT
The investment case for PACS is fractured by a severe disconnect between its operational recovery and its capital structure. Fundamentally, the company is executing a remarkable turnaround: revenue is growing at 11%, earnings are surging nearly 190%, and the stock has rallied significantly from its lows. However, this operational success is being strangled by a crushing debt load; with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 336 and a current ratio below 1.0, the balance sheet remains dangerously fragile despite the cash flow improvements. This fragility explains the terrifying options activity, where traders are aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts, betting that the debt burden will eventually force a deleveraging event or dilution that wipes out the current price gains. While the business quality is improving, the financial engineering required to fix the balance sheet introduces a binary risk that makes holding the stock perilous right now. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.153473 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.153614 |
| AutoETS | 0.172614 |
| MSTL | 0.173846 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 3.00 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.466 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.59 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 336.456 |
| Revenue per Share | 34.677 |
| Market Cap | 6,848,445,952 |
| Trailing P/E | 27.92 |
| Forward P/E | 17.69 |
| Beta | -0.08 |
| Profit Margins | 4.49% |
| Website | https://pacs.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside event, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 22.5, 35, 40) expiring in December 2026 and January 2027, which completely dwarf call volume at those strikes. Conversely, call buyers are focused on upside targets around 50, creating a distinct 'long gamma' bias at higher levels while the majority of the option chain supports a crash scenario. Implied volatility is elevated on the downside strikes, suggesting the market prices in a high probability of a sharp drop before year-end.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 2.3503876 |
| Address1 | 90 S. 400 W |
| Address2 | Suite 700 |
| All Time High | 45.89 |
| All Time Low | 7.5 |
| Ask | 45.5 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,079,540 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 912,927 |
| Average Volume | 912,927 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,079,540 |
| Beta | -0.081 |
| Bid | 43.34 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 6.599 |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 43.27 |
| Current Ratio | 0.995 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 44.1 |
| Day Low | 42.53 |
| Debt To Equity | 336.456 |
| Display Name | PACS |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,599,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,599,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.941 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.834 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,529,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,392,000 |
| Ebitda | 442,524,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.08146 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 22.851 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.861 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,111,995,904 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.37452 |
| Eps Forward | 2.44667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.55 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 37.7376 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.532402 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.14660186 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 235.03876 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 45.89 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.619999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.057093024 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 35.77 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 4.7693334 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.5 - 45.89 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,712,842,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 47,983,436 |
| Forward Eps | 2.44667 |
| Forward P E | 17.685263 |
| Free Cashflow | 303,311,360 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 47,455 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.16765 |
| Gross Profits | 910,696,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.6968 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.30459 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 158,272,376 |
| 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 | 6,848,445,952 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1874670139 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 243,766,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,840,532,090 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 43.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 490,315,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0845 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.27 |
| Phone | 801 447 9829 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 43.27 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,984,543 |
| Previous Close | 43.22 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 18.22263 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.557054 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2606955 |
| Profit Margins | 0.04487 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.914 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0499992 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.115685 |
| Regular Market Day High | 44.1 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 42.53 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 42.53 - 44.1 |
| Regular Market Open | 43.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 43.22 |
| Regular Market Price | 43.27 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 528,768 |
| Return On Assets | 0.042740002 |
| Return On Equity | 0.27106002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.112 |
| Revenue Per Share | 34.677 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 158,272,376 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0286 |
| Shares Short | 4,527,898 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,371,752 |
| Short Name | PACS Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0938 |
| Short Ratio | 4.76 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | UT |
| Symbol | PACS |
| Target High Price | 57.0 |
| Target Low Price | 47.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 50.83333 |
| Target Median Price | 50.5 |
| Total Cash | 247,980,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.567 |
| Total Debt | 3,506,510,080 |
| Total Revenue | 5,432,275,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.55 |
| Trailing P E | 27.91613 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.2721 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 31.3242 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 11.945801 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.3813601 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 528,768 |
| Website | https://pacs.com |
| Zip | 84,101 |