Teacher Retirement System of Texas Acquires 37,107 Shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 80.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 83,427 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 37,107 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $38,949,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 3.8% during 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 last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 1.8% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,065,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $880,199,000 after purchasing an additional 36,414 shares during the period. Viking Global Investors LP grew its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 58.5% during the second quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 1,872,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $717,214,000 after purchasing an additional 690,773 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 0.8% during the third quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,124,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $479,267,000 after purchasing an additional 8,478 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 1.1% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,100,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,216,000 after purchasing an additional 11,829 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Christopher F. Wyatt sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $505.00, for a total value of $2,020,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 44,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,411,395. This trade represents a 8.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jennifer Berres sold 8,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 11,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,171,357.94. This represents a 40.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 15,214 shares of company stock valued at $7,797,595 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HCA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $494.00 to $551.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $452.00 to $481.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Argus lifted their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $520.00 to $558.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $529.00 to $561.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $537.36.

HCA Healthcare Stock Up 0.6%

NYSE HCA opened at $474.34 on Friday. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 12-month low of $321.39 and a 12-month high of $556.52. The company has a market capitalization of $106.05 billion, a PE ratio of 16.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.36. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $507.59 and its 200-day moving average is $485.06.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $8.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.37 by $0.64. HCA Healthcare had a net margin of 8.97% and a negative return on equity of 409.11%. The company had revenue of $19.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.67 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $6.22 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.17 EPS for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.78 dividend. This is a boost from HCA Healthcare’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.99%.

About HCA Healthcare

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.