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HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE: HCA) closed the day trading at $319.70 up 1.45% from the previous closing price of $315.12. In other words, the price has increased by $1.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. HCA stock price reached its highest trading level at $321.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $314.45.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HCA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 60.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.41. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.02 and its Current Ratio is at 1.16.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Robert W. Baird on May 30, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $396.
On March 06, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $356.
Bernstein Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on January 04, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $277 to $301.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’24 when Whalen Kathleen M sold 3,204 shares for $326.30 per share. The transaction valued at 1,045,465 led to the insider holds 9,454 shares of the business.
Torres Kathryn A. sold 1,863 shares of HCA for $607,673 on May 15 ’24. The SVP-Payer Contracting & Align. now owns 19,612 shares after completing the transaction at $326.18 per share. On May 09 ’24, another insider, Cuffe Michael S., who serves as the EVP and Chief Clinical Officer of the company, sold 6,311 shares for $316.88 each. As a result, the insider received 1,999,825 and left with 29,624 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HCA now has a Market Capitalization of 83733905408 and an Enterprise Value of 127342936064. As of this moment, HCA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.93, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.73. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.909 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.895.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HCA is 1.69, which has changed by 0.07156026 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23886502 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HCA has reached a high of $344.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $215.96. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.18%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HCA traded about 1.11M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HCA traded about 1519780 shares per day. A total of 265.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 189.49M. Insiders hold about 27.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.77% stake in the company. Shares short for HCA as of 1718323200 were 3520199 with a Short Ratio of 3.16, compared to 1715731200 on 2699694. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3520199 and a Short% of Float of 1.8399999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
HCA’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.52, up from 2.46 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0078065502The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.88.
