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National HealthCare (NHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$96.98 +0.10 (+0.10%)
As of 09:30 AM Eastern

About National HealthCare Stock (NYSE:NHC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$96.98
$96.98
50-Day Range
$94.48
$109.05
52-Week Range
$89.14
$138.49
Volume
503 shs
Average Volume
60,034 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.50 billion
P/E Ratio
12.15
Dividend Yield
2.64%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

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NHC Stock News Headlines

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NHC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National HealthCare's stock was trading at $107.56 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, NHC stock has decreased by 9.9% and is now trading at $96.88.

National HealthCare Co. (NYSE:NHC) issued its earnings results on Friday, November, 8th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $340.20 million for the quarter. National HealthCare had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.87% and a net margin of 10.03%.

Top institutional investors of National HealthCare include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.20%), Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC (0.12%), CWM LLC (0.05%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Health Corp National, Brian F Kidd and Timothy J Shelly.
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Shares of NHC 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 National HealthCare investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/08/2024
Record date for 8/1 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend
6/30/2025
Today
7/29/2025
Dividend Payable
8/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
Skilled nursing care facilities
Sub-Industry
Healthcare
Current Symbol
NYSE:NHC
Previous Symbol
NYSE:NHC
CIK
1047335
Employees
12,400
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.92
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.14
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$66.80 million
Net Margins
10.03%
Pretax Margin
13.48%
Return on Equity
6.87%
Return on Assets
4.68%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.14
Current Ratio
1.80
Quick Ratio
1.77

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.37 billion
Price / Sales
1.09
Cash Flow
$6.18 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.68
Book Value
$59.41 per share
Price / Book
1.63

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
15,462,000
Free Float
13,318,000
Market Cap
$1.50 billion
Optionable
N/A
Beta
0.55
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This page (NYSE:NHC) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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