Intech Investment Management LLC Increases Holdings in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 10.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 55,273 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,019 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $25,805,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HCA. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,021,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 11.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,334,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 630 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,073,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare by 56.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 136,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,328,000 after buying an additional 49,214 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on HCA. Truist Financial cut their price target on HCA Healthcare from $546.00 to $535.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on HCA Healthcare from $558.00 to $540.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded HCA Healthcare from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Argus cut their price target on HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Stephens cut their target price on HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $515.77.

HCA Healthcare Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of HCA opened at $384.01 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $454.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $481.46. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 12 month low of $330.00 and a 12 month high of $556.52. The company has a market cap of $85.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.18.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last issued its 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 business had revenue of $19.11 billion for 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $6.45 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 16th. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.