NYSE:HCA - HCA Healthcare Stock Price, Forecast & News

HCA Healthcare trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HCA."

HCA Healthcare announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, December 27th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. View HCA Healthcare's Dividend History.

HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE:HCA) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company reported $2.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.10. The company earned $12.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.48 billion. HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 173.49% and a net margin of 6.98%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.16 EPS. View HCA Healthcare's Earnings History.

HCA Healthcare is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

HCA Healthcare issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $10.30-10.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $10.37. The company issued revenue guidance of $50.5-51.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $50.93 billion.

13 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for HCA Healthcare's shares. Their forecasts range from $135.00 to $186.00. On average, they anticipate HCA Healthcare's share price to reach $158.08 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for HCA Healthcare.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HCA Healthcare in the last year. There are currently 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for HCA Healthcare.

Media stories about HCA stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. HCA Healthcare earned a news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,260,000 shares, an increase of 7.0% from the December 15th total of 3,980,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,320,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company's shares are sold short. View HCA Healthcare's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to HCA Healthcare include Universal Health Services (UHS), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), National HealthCare (NHC), Hanger (HNGR), Community Health Systems (CYH), Capital Senior Living (CSU), Five Star Senior Living (FVE) and Encompass Health (EHC).

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HCA Healthcare's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.21%), Metropolis Capital Ltd (0.16%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%), Community Trust & Investment Co. (0.03%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.02%) and Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB (0.02%). Company insiders that own HCA Healthcare stock include A Bruce Moore Jr, Bill B Rutherford, Charles J Hall, Christopher F Wyatt, Deborah M Reiner, J William Morrow, Jane D Englebright, Jon M Foster, Jonathan B Perlin, Joseph A Sowell III, Kathleen M Whalen, Kathryn A Torres, Michael S Cuffe, Patricia F Elcan, Ravi S Chari, Robert A Waterman, Samuel N Hazen, Sandra L Morgan, Thomas F Frist Jr and Victor L Campbell. View Institutional Ownership Trends for HCA Healthcare.

HCA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Centre Asset Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DNB Asset Management AS, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB and Community Trust & Investment Co.. Company insiders that have sold HCA Healthcare company stock in the last year include A Bruce Moore Jr, Bill B Rutherford, Christopher F Wyatt, Deborah M Reiner, J William Morrow, Jane D Englebright, Jon M Foster, Kathleen M Whalen, Michael S Cuffe, Robert A Waterman and Victor L Campbell. View Insider Buying and Selling for HCA Healthcare.

HCA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Metropolis Capital Ltd, Sciencast Management LP, IFP Advisors Inc, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, AE Wealth Management LLC, Bridgeworth LLC and Diversified Trust Co. Company insiders that have bought HCA Healthcare stock in the last two years include Patricia F Elcan and Thomas F Frist Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for HCA Healthcare.

Shares of HCA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HCA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $148.40.

HCA Healthcare has a market capitalization of $50.33 billion and generates $46.68 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $3.79 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.77 on an earnings per share basis. HCA Healthcare employs 262,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About HCA Healthcare.

The official website for HCA Healthcare is http://www.hcahealthcare.com/.

HCA Healthcare's mailing address is ONE PARK PLAZA, NASHVILLE TN, 37203. The company can be reached via phone at 615-344-9551 or via email at [email protected]