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HCA Healthcare (HCA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$393.50 -0.57 (-0.14%)
As of 05/26/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

About HCA Healthcare Stock (NYSE:HCA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$388.01
$395.27
50-Day Range
$392.39
$525.12
52-Week Range
$330.00
$556.52
Volume
1.09 million shs
Average Volume
1.38 million shs
Market Capitalization
$87.29 billion
P/E Ratio
13.53
Dividend Yield
0.79%
Price Target
$515.77
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

HCA Healthcare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

HCA MarketRank™: 

HCA Healthcare scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 867 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    HCA Healthcare has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    HCA Healthcare has a consensus price target of $515.77, representing about 31.1% upside from its current price of $393.50.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    HCA Healthcare has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about HCA Healthcare's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for HCA Healthcare are expected to grow by 9.68% in the coming year, from $30.07 to $32.98 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of HCA Healthcare is 13.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.84.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of HCA Healthcare is 13.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 21.07.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    HCA Healthcare has a PEG Ratio of 1.25. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Read more about HCA Healthcare's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.98% of the float of HCA Healthcare has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    HCA Healthcare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.27, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HCA Healthcare has recently increased by 9.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    HCA Healthcare has a dividend yield of 0.79%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    HCA Healthcare has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of HCA Healthcare is 10.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, HCA Healthcare will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.46% next year. This indicates that HCA Healthcare will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about HCA Healthcare's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    HCA Healthcare has a news sentiment score of 0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for HCA Healthcare this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    20 people have searched for HCA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    9 people have added HCA Healthcare to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, HCA Healthcare insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.50% of the stock of HCA Healthcare is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    62.73% of the stock of HCA Healthcare is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about HCA Healthcare's insider trading history.
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HCA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

HCA Healthcare's stock was trading at $466.49 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, HCA stock has decreased by 15.6% and is now trading at $393.50.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) announced its earnings results on Friday, April, 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $7.19 by $0.04. HCA Healthcare's quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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HCA Healthcare subsidiaries include Valify, Galen College of Nursing, Mission Health, Highlands Regional Medical Center, Weatherford Regional Medical Center, Memorial University Medical Center, Mobile Heartbeat, and others.

HCA Healthcare (HCA) raised $3.5 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, March 10th 2011. The company issued 124,000,000 shares at a price of $27.00-$30.00 per share.

HCA Healthcare's top institutional shareholders include Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.98%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (0.46%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.43%) and Royal Bank of Canada (0.40%). Insiders that own company stock include Phillip G Billington, Christopher F Wyatt, Michael S Cuffe, Kathryn A Torres, Jon M Foster, Jennifer Berres, Kathleen M Whalen, Michael R Mcalevey, Sammie S Mosier, Erol R Akdamar, Jeffrey E Cohen and Chad J Wasserman.
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Shares of HCA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that HCA Healthcare investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), McKesson (MCK), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/31 Dividend
3/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/17/2026
Dividend Payable
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
4/24/2026
Today
5/26/2026
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/24/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - HOSPITALS
Sub-Industry
Health Care Facilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:HCA
CIK
860730
Employees
320,000
Year Founded
1968

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$635.00
Low Price Target
$425.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.63
Research Coverage
24 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$29.08
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.53
Forward P/E Ratio
13.09
P/E Growth
1.25
Net Income
$6.78 billion
Net Margins
8.89%
Pretax Margin
12.82%
Return on Equity
-295.93%
Return on Assets
11.21%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.83
Quick Ratio
0.75

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$75.60 billion
Price / Sales
1.15
Cash Flow
$45.18 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.71
Book Value
($13.42) per share
Price / Book
-29.32

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
221,840,000
Free Float
218,512,000
Market Cap
$87.29 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.18

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This page (NYSE:HCA) was last updated on 5/27/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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