HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA): Price and Financial Metrics

HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA): $333.53

1.84 (+0.55%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

D

Stability

A

Sentiment

Quality

B

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Industry: Medical - Hospitals

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HCA Price/Volume Stats

Current price $333.53 52-week high $334.49
Prev. close $331.69 52-week low $215.96
Day low $330.74 Volume 812,722
Day high $334.49 Avg. volume 1,089,559
50-day MA $311.55 Dividend yield 0.81%
200-day MA $276.25 Market Cap 88.21B

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HCA POWR Grades

  • HCA scores best on the Stability dimension, with a Stability rank ahead of 91.62% of US stocks.
  • HCA's strongest trending metric is Growth; it's been moving down over the last 26 weeks.
  • HCA ranks lowest in Momentum; there it ranks in the 26th percentile.

HCA Stock Summary

  • The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for HCA is -25.5 -- better than just 0.77% of US stocks.
  • Of note is the ratio of HCA HEALTHCARE INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; only 0.17% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
  • HCA's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of only 1.14% of US stocks.
  • Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to HCA HEALTHCARE INC are HLT, SBUX, CQP, CNQ, and EOG.
  • Visit HCA's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.hcahealthcare.com.

HCA Valuation Summary

  • HCA's price/sales ratio is 1.1; this is 73.81% lower than that of the median Healthcare stock.
  • Over the past 156 months, HCA's price/sales ratio has gone up 0.6.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for HCA.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
HCA 2023-12-29 1.1 -29.2 12.7 12.0
HCA 2023-12-28 1.1 -29.2 12.7 12.0
HCA 2023-12-27 1.1 -29.3 12.7 12.0
HCA 2023-12-26 1.2 -29.4 12.7 12.0
HCA 2023-12-22 1.1 -29.2 12.6 12.0
HCA 2023-12-21 1.1 -29.0 12.6 11.9

HCA Growth Metrics

    The 3 year revenue growth rate now stands at 25.01%.
  • The 5 year net cashflow from operations growth rate now stands at 44.62%.
  • The 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at -2.92%.
Over the past 52 months, HCA's revenue has gone up $14,268,000,000.

The table below shows HCA's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 60,233 8,522 5,643
2022-09-30 59,800 8,438 5,376
2022-06-30 60,105 7,695 6,511
2022-03-31 59,720 8,316 6,806
2021-12-31 58,752 8,959 6,956
2021-09-30 57,981 2,933 6,568

HCA's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • HCA has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 83.06% of graded US stocks.
  • HCA's asset turnover comes in at 1.205 -- ranking 15th of 81 Healthcare stocks.
  • SEM, RHE, and EHC are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with HCA.

The table below shows HCA's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 1.205 0.387 0.160
2021-06-30 1.155 0.389 0.132
2021-03-31 1.083 0.382 0.129
2020-12-31 1.070 0.374 0.108
2020-09-30 1.068 0.372 0.101
2020-06-30 1.095 0.368 0.098

HCA Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of HCA, see our HCA price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $267.82 Average Broker Recommendation 1.48 (Moderate Buy)

HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) Company Bio


HCA Healthcare is an American for-profit operator of health care facilities that was founded in 1968. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and, as of May 2020, owns and operates 186 hospitals and approximately 2,000 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care centers and physician clinics in 21 states and the United Kingdom. As of 2021, HCA Healthcare is ranked #62 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. (Source:Wikipedia)


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Will Ashworth on InvestorPlace | December 28, 2023

Reasons to Retain HCA Healthcare (HCA) Stock in Your Portfolio

HCA Healthcare's (HCA) improving top line, acquisition initiatives and a robust growth outlook poise the company well for growth.

Yahoo | December 28, 2023

HCA Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation Donate $250,000 to Aid Tornado Relief Efforts in Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 21, 2023--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, and the HCA Healthcare Foundation today announced they are donating $250,000 to aid those impacted by the tornadoes that recently hit Middle Tennessee. The tornadoes, which touched down the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, devastated multiple counties across Middle Tennessee, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power.

Yahoo | December 21, 2023

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts

In the most recent trading session, HCA Healthcare (HCA) closed at $269.18, indicating a +0.75% shift from the previous trading day.

Yahoo | December 19, 2023

HCA Healthcare Announces HCA Healthcare Foundation’s Health Equity Catalyst Grant Program

NASHVILLE, Tenn., December 19, 2023--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced the HCA Healthcare Foundation, through its Healthier Tomorrow Fund, gave $375,000 in grants to nonprofits as part of its new Health Equity Catalyst Grant Program. This year, the grants were given to nonprofits addressing food insecurity and providing access to healthy foods across the country.

Yahoo | December 19, 2023

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HCA Price Returns

1-mo 6.44%
3-mo 23.47%
6-mo 36.18%
1-year 30.73%
3-year 83.16%
5-year 167.62%
YTD 23.47%
2023 13.83%
2022 -5.64%
2021 57.58%
2020 11.89%
2019 20.24%

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