HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA Shares Bought by Pittenger & Anderson Inc.

Pittenger & Anderson Inc. increased its holdings in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 75,666.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,273 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,270 shares during the quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc.’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $1,076,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare during the fourth quarter worth $1,021,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in HCA Healthcare by 11.9% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in HCA Healthcare by 5.5% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare in the second quarter worth approximately $2,073,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position 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 valued at $52,328,000 after acquiring an additional 49,214 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on HCA shares. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on HCA Healthcare from $450.00 to $442.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Leerink Partners decreased their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $573.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $588.00 to $525.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $550.00 to $510.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $528.00 price target on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, HCA Healthcare presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $497.14.

HCA Healthcare Price Performance

NYSE HCA opened at $406.45 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $397.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $460.31. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $330.00 and a fifty-two week high of $556.52. The firm has a market cap of $90.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.12.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last posted its earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $19.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $6.45 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th were given a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. HCA Healthcare’s payout ratio is currently 10.73%.

HCA Healthcare 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.