Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PACS in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
This week's news around PACS Group centers on a leadership transition, with John Mitchell retiring as Chief Legal Officer effective September 18 and Patrick J. Murphy stepping in immediately; shares rose 2% in after-hours trading following the announcement. Separately, law firm Halper Sadeh LLC is investigating whether PACS officers and directors breached fiduciary duties to shareholders, and other coverage has flagged insider selling activity over the last three months even as overall insider transactions over the past year have skewed toward purchases. A comparison piece also weighed PACS against peer InnovAge on profitability and valuation measures.
PACS closed at $43.06, up 4.3%, sitting between its 50-day average of $44.27 and 200-day average of $38.80, with mixed short-term trend signals. The stock's one-month return stands at -2.7% while its six-month return is 40.8%. The GekkoIndex reads 60.5, placing it in the Accumulation zone, though the index has eased 4.1 points over the past five sessions. Price remains 14.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $50.20.
The next earnings report is scheduled for 9 November, 41 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. At last report on 4 August, PACS beat EPS estimates ($0.63 actual versus $0.55 estimate) with a 2.6% price reaction; it has beaten estimates in 5 of its last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows, and analyst consensus from 5 firms rates the stock a buy with a $59 target.
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PACS scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 4 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $43.06 sits between the 50-day ($44.27) and 200-day ($38.80) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart60.5, Accumulation
Reading 60.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex14.2% below
Price is 14.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 41 days
Next report Nov 9, 2026, 41 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earningsNo data
Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.
A description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
PACS closed at $43.06 on Sep 28, 2026, +239.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $10.31 to $49.49.
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PACS functions as a parent company overseeing a group of businesses centered on care for patients after hospital discharge or acute treatment. This work spans running care facilities, supplying trained clinical staff, and handling the supporting services those facilities need to function. It is also recognized for housing options aimed at older adults, including focused senior care, assisted living, and independent living settings offered in particular communities.
Its operations bring together two related strands, one centered on clinical and facility-driven care, the other on residential living for seniors, giving it a presence across multiple points in a person's care journey.
Jason Murray and Mark Hancock started the company in 2013, and it now runs its operations from Farmington, Utah. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker PACS.
PACS’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.5, in the Accumulation zone, down 4.1 points over five sessions.
Down 4.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 36 | +2.7% | +6.9% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 184 | +1.3% | +5.3% | ||
| Neutral | 346 | +0.9% | +6.3% | ||
| Distribution | 42 | +1.6% | +1.1% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PACS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
PACS trades 14.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $50.20, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what PACS shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$50.20
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
14.2% Undervalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PACS, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PACS in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in PACS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
PACS has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold PACS.
PACS reports on Nov 9, 2026 (41 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 9, 2026
41 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.63 est $0.55 | $1.43B est $1.41B | +2.6% |
| May 11, 2026 | $0.64 est $0.41 | $1.42B est $1.36B | +22.1% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.43 est $0.48 | $1.36B est $1.38B | −7.1% |
| Nov 19, 2025 | $0.32 est $0.45 | $1.34B est $1.11B | +81.2% |
| Aug 18, 2025 | $0.45 est $0.48 | — | +3.0% |
| May 19, 2025 | $0.42 est $0.40 | — | −2.5% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.39 est $0.35 | — | −3.2% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.34 est $0.33 | — | +10.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for PACS is $59.00, +37.0% from the last close, from 5 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 5 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | J.P. Morgan | $58 | +34.7% |
| Sep 8 | J.P. Morgan | $58 | +34.7% |
| Sep 4 | J.P. Morgan | $58 | +34.7% |
| Sep 2 | Truist Financial | — | — |
| Aug 10 | Oppenheimer | $57 | +32.4% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
PACS’s market cap is $6.82B, with a P/E ratio of 24 and revenue of $5.55B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of PACS this week reads neutral: 2 positive, 3 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
PACS’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| HCAHCA Healthcare | Neutral | 12.8% above |
| THCTenet Healthcare | Neutral | 9.4% below |
| UHSUniversal Health Services | Neutral | 20.1% below |
| CHEChemed | Neutral | 5.5% below |
| NHCNational HealthCare | Neutral | 29.0% above |
| BKDBrookdale Senior Living | Buying | 11.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
PACS’s market cap is $6.82B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $43.06, with 158.3M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 24.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for PACS is $59.00, +37.0% from the last close. Of the 5 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate PACS is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $43.06 is 14.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $50.20. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
PACS is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026 (41 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.46B. PACS beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 16.6% on average across the report.
PACS’s 52-week high is $49.49 and its 52-week low is $10.31; it closed at $43.06 on Sep 28, 2026, +239.3% over the past year.
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