At the time of writing, HCA Healthcare Inc [HCA] stock is trading at $385.50, up 4.90%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HCA shares have gain 8.92% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.89%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of HCA Healthcare Inc fluctuated between $289.98 and $417.14. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $370 within the next 12 months. HCA Healthcare Inc [NYSE: HCA] shares were valued at $385.50 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.02% based on the average HCA price forecast.
Analyzing the HCA fundamentals
According to HCA Healthcare Inc [NYSE:HCA], the company’s sales were 71.58B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.66% jump. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -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 372.94 points at the first support level, and at 360.39 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 391.87, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 398.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that HCA Healthcare Inc [NYSE:HCA] has a current ratio of 1.19. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.06, while the Cash Ratio is 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.13.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Foster Jon M, EVP and COO, that happened on May 13 ’25 when 15698.0 shares were sold. Officer, Foster Jon M completed a deal on May 13 ’25 to buy 15698.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP & Chief Human Res. Officer Berres Jennifer sold 9533.0 shares on Feb 14 ’25.
