National HealthCare Corporation (NHC): Price and Financial Metrics
National HealthCare Corporation (NHC)
Today's Latest Price: $62.74 USD
Updated Dec 2 4:00pm
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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 92.17% of US equities in our set.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -22.36%, National Healthcare Corp's debt growth rate surpasses only 13.62% of about US stocks.
- The volatility of National Healthcare Corp's share price is greater than that of just 3.76% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to National Healthcare Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be MRTN, FWRD, WERN, TPL, and MCY.
- Visit NHC's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.nhccare.com.
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NHC Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $62.74 | 52-week high | $89.11 |
| Prev. close | $61.99 | 52-week low | $55.88 |
| Day low | $61.28 | Volume | 39,121 |
| Day high | $62.91 | Avg. volume | 46,644 |
| 50-day MA | $64.81 | Dividend yield | 3.36% |
| 200-day MA | $65.92 | Market Cap | 963.62M |
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: |
| $62.74 | $660.29 | 932% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for National Healthcare Corp. To summarize, we found that National Healthcare Corp ranked in the 85th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Specifically, our DCF analysis implies the stock is trading below its fair value by an estimated 936.83%. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for NHC, they are:
- Interest coverage, a measure of earnings relative to interest payments, is 21.5; that's higher than 83.16% of US stocks in the Healthcare sector that have positive free cash flow.
- National Healthcare Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than only 20.93% 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 only 20.93% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 911% |
| 1% | 922% |
| 2% | 932% |
| 3% | 942% |
| 4% | 952% |
| 5% | 962% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of National Healthcare Corp? See ARGX, GTS, HCA, AMRX, and PRSC.
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