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HCA Healthcare

387.52 USD
+2.02
0.52%
At close May 16, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
387.52
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
0.52%
5 days
9.14%
1 month
17.08%
3 months
22.36%
6 months
15.38%
Year to date
30.15%
1 year
20.08%
5 years
266.97%
10 years
378.42%
 

About: HCA Healthcare is a Nashville-based healthcare provider organization operating the largest collection of acute-care hospitals in the United States. As of December 2024, the firm owned and operated 190 hospitals, 124 freestanding outpatient surgery centers, and a broad network of physician offices, urgent-care clinics, and freestanding emergency rooms across 20 states and a small foothold in England.

Employees: 316,000

0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

2.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.95% [Q3] → 62.53% (+2.58%) [Q4]

8% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $673M | Put options by funds: $624M

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 141 | Existing positions closed: 149

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,186 [Q3] → 1,154 (-32) [Q4]

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 393 | Existing positions reduced: 459

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $62.8B [Q3] → $47.6B (-$15.2B) [Q4]

30% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 40 [Q3] → 28 (-12) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$336
13%
downside
Avg. target
$356
8%
downside
High target
$376
3%
downside

2 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
RBC Capital
Ben Hendrix
36% 1-year accuracy
26 / 73 met price target
3%downside
$376
Outperform
Maintained
28 Apr 2025
Baird
Michael Ha
42% 1-year accuracy
10 / 24 met price target
13%downside
$336
Neutral
Downgraded
15 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 23 articles about HCA published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 hours ago
HCA (HCA) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why
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HCA (HCA) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why
Positive
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9 hours ago
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Positive
WSJ
3 days ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
HCA Healthcare, Inc. to Present at May Healthcare Conference
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) is scheduled to present at the following healthcare conferences: May 13, 2025 at 9:20am PT at the Bank of America 2025 Healthcare Conference. A link to the live audio webcast, where applicable, and copies of any related presentation materials will be made available at the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.hcahealthcare.com. Dates and times may be subject to change, please check the conference schedule or.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. to Present at May Healthcare Conference
Positive
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1 week ago
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1 week ago
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
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Positive
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2 weeks ago
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