HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA): Price and Financial Metrics
HCA Stock Summary
- The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for HCA is 90.09 -- better than 99.75% of US stocks.
- Of note is the ratio of HCA Healthcare Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 0.3% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- Equity multiplier, or assets relative to shareholders' equity, comes in at -37.41 for HCA Healthcare Inc; that's greater than it is for just 0.64% of US stocks.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to HCA Healthcare Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be CAH, RRTS, SRLP, DAL, and PTR.
- HCA's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit HCA Healthcare Inc's official web site, go to www.hcahealthcare.com.
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HCA Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $195.00 | 52-week high | $197.25 |
| Prev. close | $194.89 | 52-week low | $91.21 |
| Day low | $195.00 | Volume | 216 |
| Day high | $195.00 | Avg. volume | 1,534,450 |
| 50-day MA | $183.84 | Dividend yield | 0.99% |
| 200-day MA | $151.59 | Market Cap | 65.70B |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) Company Bio
HCA Holdings provides health care services in the United States. It operates general, acute care hospitals that offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services, and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy services. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
HCA Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $195.00 | $340.46 | 75% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for HCA Healthcare Inc. To summarize, we found that HCA Healthcare Inc ranked in the 68th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 75.5% on a DCF basis. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for HCA Healthcare Inc ended up being:
- The company's balance sheet shows it gets 67% of its capital from equity, and 33% of its capital from debt. Its equity weight surpasses that of only 18.4% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Healthcare sector.
- HCA Healthcare Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than only 6.04% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 71% |
| 1% | 73% |
| 2% | 75% |
| 3% | 76% |
| 4% | 78% |
| 5% | 80% |
For other companies in the Healthcare that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as HCA, try HCSG, CAH, SGRY, DVA, and RSCF.
Latest HCA News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about HCA Healthcare Inc that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate HCA as an investment opportunity.
What's in Store for HCA Healthcare's (HCA) Q1 Earnings?HCA Healthcare's (HCA) first-quarter earnings are likely to have witnessed better patient volumes and improved revenues. |
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HCA Price Returns
| 1-mo | 3.39% |
| 3-mo | 16.40% |
| 6-mo | 44.90% |
| 1-year | 77.42% |
| 3-year | 105.96% |
| 5-year | 151.06% |
| YTD | 18.87% |
| 2020 | 11.89% |
| 2019 | 20.24% |
| 2018 | 43.37% |
| 2017 | 18.67% |
| 2016 | 9.45% |
HCA Dividends
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