National HealthCare Corporation (NHC): Price and Financial Metrics
National HealthCare Corporation (NHC)
Today's Latest Price: $61.68 USD
Updated Sep 21 6:40pm
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Ranked of 70 in Medical - Services
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NHC Stock Summary
- National Healthcare Corp's stock had its IPO on January 20, 1987, making it an older stock than 91.99% of US equities in our set.
- For NHC, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by only 18.66% of US equities we're observing.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -28.36%, National Healthcare Corp's debt growth rate surpasses just 10.19% of about US stocks.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to NHC, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are MRTN, TPL, MOV, TWIN, and JBLU.
- NHC's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit National Healthcare Corp's official web site, go to www.nhccare.com.
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NHC Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $61.68 | 52-week high | $89.11 |
| Prev. close | $65.68 | 52-week low | $55.88 |
| Day low | $60.65 | Volume | 58,800 |
| Day high | $64.85 | Avg. volume | 50,938 |
| 50-day MA | $62.86 | Dividend yield | 3.37% |
| 200-day MA | $71.28 | Market Cap | 947.22M |
National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Company Bio
National Healthcare Corp. operates, manages, or provides services to skilled nursing facilities and associated assisted living centers, retirement centers, and home health care programs. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
NHC Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $61.68 | $687.54 | 1015% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for National Healthcare Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that National Healthcare Corp ranked in the 84th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 1020.33% on a DCF basis. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of National Healthcare Corp, consider:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 21.3 -- which is good for besting 86.32% of its peer stocks (US stocks in the Healthcare sector with positive cash flow).
- National Healthcare Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than merely 22.07% of tickers in our DCF set.
- NHC's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than merely 22.07% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 993% |
| 1% | 1004% |
| 2% | 1015% |
| 3% | 1026% |
| 4% | 1037% |
| 5% | 1047% |
For other companies in the Healthcare that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as NHC, try ARGX, FVE, HCA, RHE, and MNK.
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