Firethorn Wealth Partners LLC Acquires New Shares in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Firethorn Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare during the first quarter valued at about $28,000. 62.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at HCA Healthcare

In other news, EVP Michael S. Cuffe sold 3,836 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $418.84, for a total transaction of $1,606,670.24. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 31,503 shares in the company, valued at $13,194,716.52. The trade was a 10.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research lowered HCA Healthcare from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $385.00 to $375.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $390.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $390.00 to $445.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $407.75.

HCA Healthcare Stock Performance

Shares of HCA stock opened at $429.52 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $100.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.05, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $397.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $372.65. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $289.98 and a fifty-two week high of $432.36.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The company reported $6.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.20 by $0.64. The business had revenue of $18.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.49 billion. HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 7,363.11% and a net margin of 8.21%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.50 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2025 guidance at 25.500-27.000 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 24.98 earnings per share for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. HCA Healthcare’s payout ratio is currently 12.11%.

HCA Healthcare Company Profile

HCA Healthcare, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States. It 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.