HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

US — Healthcare Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol HCA
  • Rev/Share 306.7405
  • Book/Share -8.9046
  • PB -20.8737
  • Debt/Equity -8.6877
  • CurrentRatio 0.8541
  • ROIC 0.1908

 

  • MktCap 111488816578.0
  • FreeCF/Share 33.3912
  • PFCF 13.7709
  • PE 17.4685
  • Debt/Assets 0.7758
  • DivYield 0.0061
  • ROE -1.6194

 

  • Rating B-
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Resumed HCA Goldman -- Buy -- $470 Oct. 14, 2025
Downgrade HCA Wolfe Research Outperform Peer Perform -- -- July 28, 2025
Downgrade HCA BofA Securities Buy Neutral -- $394 July 16, 2025
Upgrade HCA Wells Fargo Underweight Equal Weight -- $385 May 29, 2025
Downgrade HCA Robert W. Baird Outperform Neutral -- $336 April 15, 2025
Resumed HCA JP Morgan -- Neutral -- $380 Dec. 17, 2024
Initiation HCA KeyBanc Capital Markets -- Overweight -- $475 Oct. 11, 2024
Initiation HCA Morgan Stanley -- Equal Weight -- $427 Sept. 3, 2024

News

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Published: April 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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HCA Healthcare: Attractive Even With Medicaid Risk
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Published: April 03, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

HCA Healthcare shares have gained 5% over the past year, with potential Medicaid cuts posing a modest future risk to revenue. Despite potential Medicaid cuts, HCA's relatively low Medicaid exposure (11% of revenue) limits the impact to about 0.5% of revenue. HCA's strong financial performance, including $5.6 billion in free cash flow and robust buybacks, supports ongoing capital returns to investors.

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Published: April 03, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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Has HCA Healthcare (HCA) Outpaced Other Medical Stocks This Year?
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Published: April 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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Here's Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Strong Momentum Stock
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Sentiment: Positive

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Here's Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Strong Value Stock
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Published: March 03, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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Published: February 26, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Infrastructure portfolio remained flat in Q4 but achieved its strongest calendar year in three years, outperforming its benchmark. Rising interest rates impacted REITs and utilities, while natural gas pipelines benefited from data center and AI trends. Over 80% of portfolio holdings increased dividends annually over the past 5 years, surpassing the large-cap dividend-paying universe.

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HCA Announces Proposed Public Offering of Senior Notes
HCA
Published: February 18, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, HCA Inc., proposes to offer senior notes, subject to market and other considerations. Actual terms of the senior notes, including maturity, interest rate and principal amount, will depend on market conditions at the time of pricing. HCA Inc. intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of borrowings outstandin.

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Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: February 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
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About HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

  • IPO Date 2011-03-10
  • Website https://www.hcahealthcare.com
  • Industry Medical - Care Facilities
  • CEO Samuel N. Hazen
  • Employees 226000

HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services company in the United States. The company operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. It also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, the company operates psychiatric hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 182 hospitals, including 175 general and acute care hospitals, five psychiatric hospitals, and two rehabilitation hospitals; 125 freestanding surgery centers; and 21 freestanding endoscopy centers in 20 states and England. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.