HCA Healthcare Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:HCA)

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

HCA Healthcare declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, September 30th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30th. View HCA Healthcare's Dividend History.

HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE:HCA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 30th. The company reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.49 by $0.28. The business had revenue of $12.60 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.61 billion. HCA Healthcare had a net margin of 7.46% and a negative return on equity of 135.90%. The business's revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.29 EPS. View HCA Healthcare's Earnings History.

HCA Healthcare is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 29th 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, July, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $10.25-10.65 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $10.42. The company issued revenue guidance of $50.50-51.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $50.97 billion.

14 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for HCA Healthcare's stock. Their predictions range from $135.00 to $181.00. On average, they anticipate HCA Healthcare's share price to reach $157.43 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 29.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for HCA Healthcare.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HCA Healthcare in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 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 been trending very positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. HCA Healthcare earned a media sentiment score of 3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,940,000 shares, a decline of 14.3% from the August 30th total of 3,430,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,610,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.8 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's stock 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), Community Health Systems (CYH), Surgery Partners (SGRY) and Quorum Health (QHC).

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HCA Healthcare's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Metropolis Capital Ltd (0.14%), PGGM Investments (0.07%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%), CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.04%), Community Trust & Investment Co. (0.03%) and Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB (0.02%). Company insiders that own HCA Healthcare stock include Bill B Rutherford, Charles J Hall, 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 PGGM Investments, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Community Trust & Investment Co., Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC and Wealthfront Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold HCA Healthcare company stock in the last year include Bill B Rutherford, Deborah M Reiner, J William Morrow, Jane D Englebright, Jon M Foster, Kathleen M Whalen, Kathryn A Torres, 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 Metropolis Capital Ltd, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd and Cerebellum GP LLC. 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 $121.43.

HCA Healthcare has a market capitalization of $41.41 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].com.