HCA Healthcare Inc [HCA] stock prices are up 0.41% to $349.38 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HCA shares have gain 5.23% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.07%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
HCA Healthcare Inc [NYSE: HCA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 15, 2025, when Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $336 for it. On November 25, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $320 on the stock. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $475 as its price target on October 11, 2024. Morgan Stanley started tracking with a Equal-Weight rating for this stock on September 03, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $427. In a note dated May 30, 2024, Robert W. Baird initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $396 on this stock.
The stock price of HCA Healthcare Inc [HCA] has been fluctuating between $289.98 and $417.14 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $370 within the next 12 months. HCA Healthcare Inc [NYSE: HCA] shares were valued at $349.38 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.9% based on the average HCA price forecast.
Analyzing the HCA fundamentals
The HCA Healthcare Inc [NYSE:HCA] reported sales of 71.58B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.66%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.68% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is -2.36 and Total Capital is 0.23. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-13.2.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 345.35 points at the first support level, and at 341.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 352.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 355.18.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that HCA Healthcare Inc [NYSE:HCA]’s Current Ratio is 1.19. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.06, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Berres Jennifer, SVP & Chief Human Res. Officer, that happened on Feb 14 ’25 when 9533.0 shares were sold. Officer, Berres Jennifer completed a deal on Feb 14 ’25 to buy 9533.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Officer Reiner Deborah M bought 3510.0 shares on Feb 11 ’25.
