HCA

HCA Healthcare Inc

Apr 08 • 04:00PM ET

505.12

+15.54 3.17 %

Healthcare • Medical Care Facilities • USA • NYSE

Today, 6:30 AMCEO's $11.9 million insider buy and strong momentum drive HCA's 7.65% premarket surge.

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	17.80	EPS (ttm)	28.38	Insider Own	32.33%	Shs Outstand	224.61M	Perf Week	6.74%
Market Cap	112.96B	Forward P/E	15.17	EPS next Y	33.30	Insider Trans	-0.09%	Shs Float	151.33M	Perf Month	-7.34%
Enterprise Value	163.77B	PEG	1.55	EPS next Q	7.17	Inst Own	62.18%	Short Float	2.21%	Perf Quarter	4.45%
Income	6.78B	P/S	1.49	EPS this Y	7.29%	Inst Trans	-2.26%	Short Ratio	2.98	Perf Half Y	16.51%
Sales	75.60B	P/B	-	EPS next Y	10.02%	ROA	11.28%	Short Interest	3.34M	Perf YTD	8.20%
Book/sh	-26.83	P/C	98.82	EPS next 5Y	9.76%	ROE	-	52W High	556.52 -9.24%	Perf Year	52.06%
Cash/sh	5.11	P/FCF	14.68	EPS past 3/5Y	13.94% 20.99%	ROIC	18.12%	52W Low	314.43 60.65%	Perf 3Y	86.67%
Dividend Est.	2.73 (0.54%)	EV/EBITDA	10.57	Sales past 3/5Y	7.87% 7.97%	Gross Margin	15.83%	Volatility	2.64% 2.73%	Perf 5Y	168.62%
Dividend TTM	2.94 (0.58%)	EV/Sales	2.17	EPS Y/Y TTM	28.98%	Oper. Margin	15.83%	ATR (14)	13.67	Perf 10Y	538.26%
Dividend Ex-Date	Mar 17, 2026	Quick Ratio	0.86	Sales Y/Y TTM	7.08%	Profit Margin	8.97%	RSI (14)	54.31	Recom	2.00
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	8.74% 46.28%	Current Ratio	0.97	EPS Q/Q	44.52%	SMA20	1.88%	Beta	1.37	Target Price	548.00
Payout	10.17%	Debt/Eq	-	Sales Q/Q	6.72%	SMA50	-1.17%	Rel Volume	0.86	Prev Close	489.58
Employees	320000	LT Debt/Eq	-	Earnings	Apr 24 BMO	SMA200	12.34%	Avg Volume	1.12M	Price	505.12
IPO	Mar 10, 2011	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	7.39% -0.87%	Trades		Volume	981,021	Change	3.17%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Dec-15-25	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$425
Oct-14-25	Resumed	Goldman	Buy	$470
Jul-28-25	Downgrade	Wolfe Research	Outperform → Peer Perform
Jul-16-25	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$394
May-29-25	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Underweight → Equal Weight	$385
Apr-15-25	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$336
Dec-17-24	Resumed	JP Morgan	Neutral	$380
Nov-25-24	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Underweight	$400 → $320
Nov-22-24	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Oct-11-24	Initiated	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight	$475
Sep-03-24	Initiated	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	$427
May-30-24	Initiated	Robert W. Baird	Outperform	$396
Mar-06-24	Initiated	Barclays	Overweight	$356
Jan-04-24	Downgrade	Bernstein	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$277 → $301
Dec-11-23	Downgrade	Goldman	Buy → Neutral	$271
Apr-21-23	Initiated	Cantor Fitzgerald	Overweight	$304
Apr-19-23	Resumed	JP Morgan	Neutral	$257 → $283
Jul-06-22	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Underperform	$233 → $160
Jun-17-22	Initiated	Loop Capital	Buy	$240
May-27-22	Upgrade	Bernstein	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$273 → $271

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Jan-31-26 07:39AM	RBC Capital Boosts HCA Healthcare (HCA) PT to $555 on Robust 2026 Guidance (Insider Monkey)
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Jan-29-26 10:11AM	HCA Healthcare price target raised to $555 from $525 at RBC Capital (TipRanks)
08:30AM	HCA Healthcare Hospitals Named on America's 50 Best Hospitals List for 2026 by Healthgrades (Business Wire)
04:12AM	HCA could lose $1B from ACA subsidy lapse, Medicaid state payment decline (Healthcare Dive)
Jan-28-26 01:13PM	Hospital Operator HCA Healthcare Is Set For Solid Growth, Higher Value-Analyst (Benzinga)
07:46AM	Stock Market News for Jan 28, 2026 (Zacks)
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Jan-27-26 04:46PM	HCA Healthcare Tries To Break Out As Earnings, Outlook, Buyback Overcome This Blemish (Investor's Business Daily) +7.08%
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02:42PM	Analyst Report: HCA Healthcare, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
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Jan-22-26 09:15AM	Countdown to HCA (HCA) Q4 Earnings: Wall Street Forecasts for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Jan-21-26 10:06AM	Can HCA Q4 Earnings Withstand Higher Costs & Lower Outpatient Cases? (Zacks)
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Jan-16-26 05:07AM	HCA names new chief nurse executive (Healthcare Dive)
Jan-15-26 08:57AM	L1 Capital International Strategy Trimmed HCA Healthcare (HCA) Due to Share Price Appreciation (Insider Monkey)
08:30AM	HCA Healthcare Names Erica Rossitto as Chief Nurse Executive (Business Wire)
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Jan-02-26 06:54PM	Mizuho Sees Improving Margins Supporting HCA Healthcare into 2026 (Insider Monkey)
Dec-30-25 04:00PM	HCA Healthcare, Inc. 4th Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Dec-26-25 06:20AM	These 2 Healthcare Stocks Beat the Market in 2025. Should You Buy Them in 2026? (Motley Fool)
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Dec-21-25 10:14AM	Jim Cramer on HCA Healthcare: "I Think It's a Terrific One to Buy" (Insider Monkey)
Dec-18-25 12:17PM	Universal Health at 9.6X Earnings: A Rare Discount in Hospital Stocks? (Zacks)

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a health care services company, which engages in operating hospitals, freestanding surgery centers and 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. The firm operates general and acute care hospitals that offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services, and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company was founded by Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
McAlevey Michael R	EVP & Chief Legal & Admin Off.	Feb 13 '26	Option Exercise	236.61	5,000	1,183,050	13,853	Feb 18 07:18 PM
McAlevey Michael R	EVP & Chief Legal & Admin Off.	Feb 18 '26	Sale	533.37	1,694	903,537	8,853	Feb 18 07:18 PM
Michael R McAlevey	OFFICER	Feb 18 '26	Proposed Sale	533.34	1,694	903,486		Feb 18 04:18 PM
Wyatt Christopher F.	SVP & Controller	Feb 11 '26	Sale	505.00	4,000	2,020,000	44,379	Feb 12 06:55 PM
Berres Jennifer	SVP & Chief Human Res. Officer	Feb 11 '26	Sale	514.58	8,020	4,126,950	11,993	Feb 12 06:36 PM
Jennifer L. Berres	OFFICER	Feb 11 '26	Proposed Sale	514.58	8,020	4,126,950		Feb 11 04:37 PM
Wyatt Christopher F.	SVP & Controller	Feb 05 '26	Option Exercise	139.06	10,670	1,483,770	51,737	Feb 09 06:13 PM
Foster Jon M	EVP and COO	Feb 05 '26	Option Exercise	139.06	29,330	4,078,630	29,330	Feb 09 06:08 PM
HAZEN SAMUEL N	CEO	Feb 03 '26	Sale	501.04	42,877	21,483,275	32,276	Feb 05 06:33 PM
Cuffe Michael S.	EVP and Chief Clinical Officer	Feb 03 '26	Sale	498.09	1,500	747,135	30,003	Feb 05 06:22 PM
MICHAEL S CUFFE	OFFICER	Feb 03 '26	Proposed Sale	498.09	1,500	747,135		Feb 03 04:36 PM
Samuel N. Hazen	President, Chief Executive Off	Feb 03 '26	Proposed Sale	501.04	42,877	21,483,274		Feb 03 04:33 PM
HAZEN SAMUEL N	CEO	Jan 30 '26	Option Exercise	81.96	84,360	6,914,146	116,636	Feb 02 06:49 PM
McAlevey Michael R	EVP & Chief Legal & Admin Off.	Nov 03 '25	Option Exercise	236.61	13,170	3,116,154	16,657	Nov 05 06:15 PM
McAlevey Michael R	EVP & Chief Legal & Admin Off.	Nov 05 '25	Sale	473.79	3,892	1,843,991	3,487	Nov 05 06:15 PM
Michael R McAlevey	OFFICER	Nov 05 '25	Proposed Sale	473.79	3,892	1,843,991		Nov 05 05:14 PM
HAZEN SAMUEL N	CEO	Oct 31 '25	Option Exercise	69.58	58,050	4,039,119	75,279	Nov 04 06:16 PM
Cuffe Michael S.	Officer	Sep 08 '25	Proposed Sale	418.84	3,836	1,606,670		Sep 08 08:15 PM
Cuffe Michael S.	EVP and Chief Clinical Officer	Sep 04 '25	Option Exercise	173.12	10,920	1,890,470	42,423	Sep 08 06:37 PM
Cuffe Michael S.	EVP and Chief Clinical Officer	Sep 08 '25	Sale	418.84	3,836	1,606,670	31,503	Sep 08 06:37 PM
Foster Jon M	EVP and COO	May 13 '25	Sale	369.32	15,698	5,797,661	12,646	May 15 05:54 PM
Foster Jon M	Officer	May 13 '25	Proposed Sale	369.32	15,698	5,797,660		May 13 04:05 PM

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