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HCA last changed hands at $428.24 (down 1.89%). At $92.71B, HCA Healthcare is ranked #171 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.
The 52-week range is $353.34 to $553.56. Today's price is about 37% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 3.3% over twelve months, and up 10.4% across the last three months.
Price is above the 50-day average ($409.00) but below the 200-day ($446.91); RSI is 66, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 28% annualized volatility.
For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $20.23B in revenue, up 8.7% from a year earlier, with $1.93B of net profit (a 8.8% margin).
The stock changes hands at 14.4 times trailing earnings, about in line with its own five-year average of 14.5.
21 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $454.47, sits 6.1% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
HCA Healthcare owns and operates hospitals and surgery centers, mostly in Florida and Texas.
What tends to move it. Admissions, payer mix and labor costs drive earnings, and changes to health insurance coverage rules are a risk.
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Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | +1.8% | Bullish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +4.7% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | -4.2% | Bearish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d below 200d | Bearish |
| RSI (14) | 66.2 | Bullish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 6.86 | Bullish |
| Bollinger band position | 67% | Bullish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026
"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.
Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history
Around its usual level · 52nd percentile, 5-year average 14.5x
#1048 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)
Near the top of its 5-year range · 94th percentile, 5-year average -38.2x
Below its usual level · 38th percentile, 5-year average 1.2x
#1782 of 5141 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)
Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$11.57M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).
Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 12.8% a year.
$428.24 is the latest print for HCA, a move of -1.89% against yesterday's close of $436.48. Today's low and high so far: $428.02 and $442.21.
Equity value comes to $92.71B at the current price. By that measure it is number 171 of the 300 names in our coverage.
Buyers pay 14.4 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $28.33). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 14.5, and today's level ranks in the 52nd percentile of its own history.
The year's floor is $353.34 and the ceiling $553.56. Shares are 22.6% away from that ceiling.
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.70% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was September 16, 2026.
Of 21 analysts, 62% say buy, 33% hold and 5% sell. Price targets average $454.47, with the most cautious at $380.00 and the most optimistic at $579.00.
HCA Healthcare owns and operates hospitals and surgery centers, mostly in Florida and Texas.
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