HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE: HCA) is 26.08% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $215.96 and a high of $340.00 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The HCA stock was last observed hovering at around $337.44 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 3.82%.
Currently trading at $341.26, the stock is 4.52% and 6.20% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.17 million and changing 1.13% at the moment leaves the stock 19.55% off its SMA200. HCA registered 24.78% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 34.38%.
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The stock witnessed a 6.02% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 6.23%, and is 2.57% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 1.84% over the week and 2.11% over the month.
HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) has around 310000 employees, a market worth around $89.38B and $66.72B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 17.01 and Fwd P/E is 14.69. Profit margin for the company is 8.20%. Distance from 52-week low is 58.02% and 0.37% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (14.60%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 9.55% this year.
HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) Top Institutional Holders
The shares outstanding are 265.54M, and float is at 189.81M with Short Float at 1.42%.
HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Whalen Kathleen M,the company’sSVP & Chief Ethics Officer. SEC filings show that Whalen Kathleen M sold 3,204 shares of the company’s common stock on May 16 ’24 at a price of $326.30 per share for a total of $1.05 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 9454.0 shares.
HCA Healthcare Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on May 15 ’24 that Torres Kathryn A. (SVP-Payer Contracting & Align.) sold a total of 1,863 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on May 15 ’24 and was made at $326.18 per share for $0.61 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 19612.0 shares of the HCA stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on May 09 ’24, Cuffe Michael S. (EVP and Chief Clinical Officer) disposed off 6,311 shares at an average price of $316.88 for $2.0 million. The insider now directly holds 29,624 shares of HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA).
