PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab Purchases Shares of 131,093 HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab purchased a new stake in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 131,093 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $62,041,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 4,959,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,113,662,000 after acquiring an additional 179,443 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,065,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $880,199,000 after acquiring an additional 36,414 shares during the period. Viking Global Investors LP raised its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare by 58.5% in the 2nd quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 1,872,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $717,214,000 after acquiring an additional 690,773 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in HCA Healthcare by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,124,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $479,267,000 after buying an additional 8,478 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in HCA Healthcare by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,100,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,216,000 after buying an additional 11,829 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other HCA Healthcare news, EVP Michael S. Cuffe sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $498.09, for a total value of $747,135.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 30,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,944,194.27. This represents a 4.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jennifer Berres sold 8,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $514.58, for a total transaction of $4,126,931.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 11,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,171,357.94. This represents a 40.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 15,214 shares of company stock worth $7,797,595 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on HCA. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $540.00 to $585.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $561.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $593.00 to $534.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of HCA Healthcare from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $525.00 price target on shares of HCA Healthcare in a report on Friday, April 24th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $520.55.

HCA Healthcare Stock Performance

NYSE HCA opened at $433.73 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $96.50 billion, a PE ratio of 14.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.19. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a one year low of $330.00 and a one year high of $556.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $497.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $485.93.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.19 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $19.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.09 billion. HCA Healthcare had a net margin of 8.89% and a negative return on equity of 295.93%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $6.45 EPS. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.05 earnings per share for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be given a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio is 10.73%.

HCA Healthcare Company Profile

HCA Healthcare is a for?profit operator of healthcare facilities headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1968, the company owns and operates a network of hospitals and related healthcare facilities and has grown through organic expansion and acquisitions to become a large provider of inpatient and outpatient services.

The company’s core activities include the operation of acute care hospitals, freestanding surgical and emergency centers, and outpatient clinics. HCA’s services encompass inpatient care, surgical services, emergency medicine, diagnostic imaging and laboratory testing, and various outpatient and ambulatory care offerings.