12,000 Shares in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA Bought by Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co

Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 12,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,602,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. National Pension Service lifted its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare by 2.9% in the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 626,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,051,000 after purchasing an additional 17,531 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,084,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $507,393,000 after purchasing an additional 108,849 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC grew its stake in HCA Healthcare by 37.7% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 4,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,938,000 after acquiring an additional 1,246 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC raised its position in HCA Healthcare by 2,855.2% during the third quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 5,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,557,000 after acquiring an additional 5,796 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP raised its position in HCA Healthcare by 154.5% during the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 4,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,000,000 after acquiring an additional 2,849 shares during the last quarter. 62.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $481.00 to $436.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Argus cut their price target on HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on HCA Healthcare from $541.00 to $503.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $450.00 to $442.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $558.00 to $540.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Sixteen 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $515.77.

HCA Healthcare Stock Performance

Shares of HCA stock opened at $384.01 on Friday. 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 moving average price of $454.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $481.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.18.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.19 by ($0.04). HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 295.93% and a net margin of 8.89%.The business had revenue of $19.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.09 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $6.45 EPS. HCA Healthcare’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be paid a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.