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HCA Healthcare Inc

HCA

420.770USD

+9.260+2.25%
Close 09/05, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
99.36BMarket Cap
16.64P/E TTM

HCA Healthcare Inc

420.770

+9.260+2.25%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
34 / 280
Overall Ranking
104 / 4731
Industry
Healthcare Services & Equipment

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 27 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
393.572
Target Price
-6.46%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a health care services company. The Company owns, manages or operates hospitals, freestanding surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, comprehensive rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health, hospice, outpatient physical therapy home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities. It also operates outpatient health care facilities, which include freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, comprehensive rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices and other facilities. It operates about 186 hospitals, comprised of 178 general, acute care hospitals, six behavioral hospitals and two rehabilitation hospitals.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 17.22% year-on-year.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 11.94%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 11.94%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 17.47, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 229.16M shares, decreasing 4.62% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 15.38M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.14.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company's current financial score is 7.75, which is higher than the Healthcare Services & Equipment industry's average of 7.15. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 18.32B, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.66%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 1.19%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.75
Change
0

Financials

6.60

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.32

Operational Efficiency

7.67

Growth Potential

8.38

Shareholder Returns

8.77

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Healthcare Services & Equipment industry's average of 2.15. Its current P/E ratio is 16.82, which is -2.46% below the recent high of 16.40 and 10.26% above the recent low of 15.09.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.20
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 34/280
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.48, which is lower than the Healthcare Services & Equipment industry's average of 7.66. The average price target for HCA Healthcare Inc is 400.00, with a high of 444.00 and a low of 316.45.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.41
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 27 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
393.572
Target Price
-6.46%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

69
Total
7
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
HCA Healthcare Inc
HCA
27
CVS Health Corp
CVS
29
Teladoc Health Inc
TDOC
27
Tenet Healthcare Corp
THC
24
Natera Inc
NTRA
22
Universal Health Services Inc
UHS
22
1
2
3
...
14

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.55, which is higher than the Healthcare Services & Equipment industry's average of 7.47. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 426.99 and the support level at 368.12, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.47
Change
0.16

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
1.358
Buy
RSI(14)
75.109
Buy
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
82.772
Buy
ATR(14)
7.716
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
233.089
Overbought
Williams %R
0.749
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.450
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
410.014
Buy
MA10
407.210
Buy
MA20
400.879
Buy
MA50
379.838
Buy
MA100
371.506
Buy
MA200
346.631
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Healthcare Services & Equipment industry's average of 7.19. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 97.93%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 2.33%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 15.38M shares, representing 6.57% of shares outstanding, with 5.82% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Hercules Holding II
68.91M
--
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
15.66M
-0.49%
Sanders Capital, LLC
11.57M
-0.78%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
8.69M
-1.78%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
8.15M
-1.45%
Capital World Investors
3.38M
+15.43%
First Eagle Investment Management, L.L.C.
Star Investors
4.52M
+0.41%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
5.24M
-18.88%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
3.89M
+0.55%
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
2.80M
-2.44%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company's beta value is 1.42. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.36
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.41
VaR
+2.61%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+28.60%
240-Day Volatility
+31.80%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.07%
120 days
+4.90%
5 years
+14.37%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.73%
120 days
-5.19%
5 years
-21.82%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+2.34
120 days
+2.52
5 years
+0.92
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+28.60%
3 years
+28.60%
5 years
+39.68%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.15
3 years
+1.19
5 years
+0.92
Skewness
240 days
-0.78
3 years
-0.42
5 years
-0.98
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+31.80%
5 years
+31.50%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.21%
5 years
+1.59%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+298.33%
240 days
+298.33%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+15.33%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+20.04%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.57%
120 days
+0.60%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-13.94%
60 days
+8.38%
120 days
+14.83%

Peer Comparison

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05
HCA Healthcare Inc
HCA Healthcare Inc
HCA
7.06 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Insulet Corp
Insulet Corp
PODD
7.89 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Merit Medical Systems Inc
Merit Medical Systems Inc
MMSI
7.81 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Tenet Healthcare Corp
Tenet Healthcare Corp
THC
7.67 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Brightspring Health Services Inc
Brightspring Health Services Inc
BTSG
7.65 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
TMO
7.64 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
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