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HCA HEALTHCARE INC (HCA) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering HCA.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-26 | 17 | $320 | $222 | $287.176 | $279.33 | 2.81% |
| 2021-12-21 | 17 | $320 | $222 | $287.176 | $279.33 | 2.81% |
| 2022-01-03 | 17 | $320 | $222 | $288.058 | $279.33 | 3.12% |
| 2022-01-05 | 17 | $320 | $222 | $290.411 | $279.33 | 3.97% |
| 2022-01-20 | 17 | $320 | $222 | $292.294 | $279.33 | 4.64% |
| 2022-01-28 | 17 | $320 | $222 | $290.117 | $279.33 | 3.86% |
| 2022-01-31 | 17 | $312 | $222 | $289.176 | $279.33 | 3.52% |
| 2022-02-08 | 17 | $312 | $222 | $288.411 | $279.33 | 3.25% |
| 2022-03-24 | 17 | $312 | $222 | $287.823 | $279.33 | 3.04% |
| 2022-04-01 | 18 | $312 | $222 | $286.666 | $279.33 | 2.63% |
| 2022-04-13 | 17 | $312 | $222 | $286.47 | $279.33 | 2.56% |
| 2022-04-22 | 16 | $312 | $222 | $286.47 | $279.33 | 2.56% |
| 2022-04-25 | 14 | $312 | $222 | $285.058 | $279.33 | 2.05% |
| 2022-04-26 | 15 | $312 | $241 | $280.187 | $279.33 | 0.31% |
| 2022-04-27 | 15 | $306 | $235 | $269.823 | $279.33 | -3.4% |
| 2022-05-11 | 15 | $306 | $235 | $265.705 | $279.33 | -4.88% |
| 2022-05-26 | 15 | $306 | $235 | $263.058 | $279.33 | -5.83% |
| 2022-05-27 | 16 | $306 | $235 | $263.5 | $279.33 | -5.67% |
| 2022-06-17 | 17 | $306 | $235 | $262.263 | $279.33 | -6.11% |
| 2022-06-21 | 18 | $306 | $235 | $258.578 | $279.33 | -7.43% |
| 2022-07-27 | 20 | $275 | $160 | $240.3 | $279.33 | -13.97% |
| 2022-07-28 | 20 | $275 | $160 | $236.9 | $279.33 | -15.19% |
| 2022-08-01 | 20 | $275 | $160 | $236.15 | $279.33 | -15.46% |
| 2022-08-10 | 20 | $275 | $160 | $237.15 | $279.33 | -15.1% |
| 2022-08-13 | 19 | $275 | $160 | $235.578 | $279.33 | -15.66% |
| 2022-08-18 | 19 | $275 | $160 | $236.789 | $279.33 | -15.23% |
| 2022-09-13 | 19 | $275 | $160 | $237.789 | $279.33 | -14.87% |
| 2022-09-17 | 19 | $275 | $160 | $238.842 | $279.33 | -14.49% |
| 2022-10-24 | 18 | $275 | $160 | $238.473 | $279.33 | -14.63% |
| 2022-10-25 | 18 | $275 | $160 | $237.421 | $279.33 | -15% |
| 2022-10-26 | 18 | $275 | $160 | $235.526 | $279.33 | -15.68% |
| 2022-11-01 | 18 | $275 | $160 | $236.105 | $279.33 | -15.47% |
| 2022-11-02 | 18 | $275 | $160 | $236.736 | $279.33 | -15.25% |
| 2022-11-18 | 18 | $275 | $160 | $237.894 | $279.33 | -14.83% |
| 2022-12-12 | 18 | $275 | $160 | $239.579 | $279.33 | -14.23% |
| 2022-12-16 | 18 | $286 | $160 | $242.368 | $279.33 | -13.23% |
| 2023-01-03 | 18 | $286 | $160 | $246.526 | $279.33 | -11.74% |
| 2023-01-05 | 18 | $286 | $160 | $249.684 | $279.33 | -10.61% |
| 2023-01-09 | 18 | $294 | $160 | $250.421 | $279.33 | -10.35% |
| 2023-01-13 | 19 | $296 | $160 | $253.315 | $279.33 | -9.31% |
| 2023-01-27 | 19 | $296 | $160 | $255.157 | $279.33 | -8.65% |
| 2023-01-30 | 19 | $296 | $160 | $258 | $279.33 | -7.64% |
| 2023-01-31 | 19 | $300 | $160 | $270.631 | $279.33 | -3.11% |
| 2023-02-08 | 19 | $300 | $160 | $272.473 | $279.33 | -2.45% |
| 2023-02-21 | 19 | $300 | $160 | $274.105 | $279.33 | -1.87% |
| 2023-02-23 | 19 | $300 | $160 | $275.421 | $279.33 | -1.4% |
| 2023-04-05 | 19 | $300 | $160 | $276.736 | $279.33 | -0.93% |
| 2023-04-13 | 19 | $310 | $160 | $278.789 | $279.33 | -0.19% |
| 2023-04-18 | 19 | $325 | $160 | $281.894 | $279.33 | 0.92% |
| 2023-04-21 | 20 | $325 | $160 | $283.263 | $279.33 | 1.41% |
| 2023-04-24 | 20 | $326 | $160 | $287.75 | $279.33 | 3.01% |
| 2023-04-25 | 21 | $350 | $160 | $302.8 | $279.33 | 8.4% |
| 2023-05-02 | 21 | $350 | $160 | $303.523 | $279.33 | 8.66% |
| 2023-05-10 | 21 | $350 | $160 | $305.19 | $279.33 | 9.26% |
| 2023-06-06 | 22 | $350 | $160 | $305.523 | $279.33 | 9.38% |
| 2023-06-16 | 22 | $350 | $160 | $306.619 | $279.33 | 9.77% |
| 2023-06-20 | 22 | $350 | $160 | $307.333 | $279.33 | 10.03% |
| 2023-06-28 | 22 | $350 | $160 | $308.523 | $279.33 | 10.45% |
| 2023-07-03 | 22 | $350 | $160 | $309.523 | $279.33 | 10.81% |
| 2023-07-12 | 21 | $350 | $275 | $317 | $279.33 | 13.49% |
| 2023-07-28 | 20 | $350 | $275 | $318 | $279.33 | 13.84% |
| 2023-08-11 | 20 | $350 | $275 | $318.55 | $279.33 | 14.04% |
| 2023-10-04 | 20 | $350 | $275 | $319.45 | $279.33 | 14.36% |
| 2023-10-11 | 20 | $350 | $275 | $318.6 | $279.33 | 14.06% |
| 2023-10-24 | 20 | $350 | $275 | $316.05 | $279.33 | 13.15% |
| 2023-10-25 | 20 | $350 | $265 | $310.95 | $279.33 | 11.32% |
| 2023-10-27 | 20 | $350 | $265 | $298.45 | $279.33 | 6.84% |
| 2023-10-30 | 21 | $350 | $254 | $293.3 | $279.33 | 5% |
| 2023-11-20 | 21 | $320 | $254 | $290.3 | $279.33 | 3.93% |
| 2023-12-08 | 21 | $320 | $254 | $287.9 | $279.33 | 3.07% |
| 2023-12-11 | 21 | $320 | $254 | $287.4 | $279.33 | 2.89% |
| 2023-12-15 | 21 | $338 | $254 | $290.5 | $279.33 | 4% |
| 2023-12-19 | 21 | $338 | $254 | $292 | $279.33 | 4.54% |
| 2023-12-29 | 21 | $338 | $254 | $293.05 | $279.33 | 4.91% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 23 months, HCA's average price target has gone up $4.64.
HCA reports an average of 15.56% for its upside potential over the past 50 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-31 | 19 | 296 | 160 | 266.947 | 255.07 | 4.66% |
| 2023-02-08 | 19 | 300 | 160 | 272.473 | 256.40 | 6.27% |
| 2023-06-20 | 22 | 350 | 160 | 307.333 | 285.30 | 7.72% |
| 2023-08-29 | 20 | 350 | 275 | 319.450 | 279.35 | 14.35% |
| 2023-09-13 | 20 | 350 | 275 | 319.450 | 262.49 | 21.7% |
HCA Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.48 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
HCA's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.02 over the prior 35 weeks.
Use the points listed below to better contextualize what this analyst price target and recommendations data data means for investors.
- HCA HEALTHCARE INC's average analyst price target is higher than 8322.52% of all US stocks.
- In terms of how HCA HEALTHCARE INC fares relative to Healthcare stocks, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 8288.38% of that group.
- In terms of how HCA HEALTHCARE INC fares relative to Healthcare stocks, note that its upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 1327.11% of that group.
- In terms of how HCA HEALTHCARE INC fares relative to stocks in the large market cap category, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -3888.38% of that group.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Healthcare industry with the ratings most similar to HCA HEALTHCARE INC are UHS, THC, and FMS.
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