National HealthCare (NYSEAMERICAN:NHC) Reaches New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

National HealthCare Corporation (NYSEAMERICAN:NHC)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $163.11 and last traded at $159.3250, with a volume of 63545 shares. The stock had previously closed at $159.90.

National HealthCare Stock Down 0.5%

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $139.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.77 and a beta of 0.64.

National HealthCare (NYSEAMERICAN:NHC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $382.66 million during the quarter. National HealthCare had a net margin of 6.75% and a return on equity of 9.52%.

National HealthCare Company Profile

National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE American: NHC) is a healthcare services company specializing in long-term care and post-acute rehabilitation. The company operates skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and outpatient therapy clinics. Through its subsidiary, National HealthCare Partners, NHC provides contract rehabilitation services, pharmacy management and clinical consulting to a broad network of senior living and healthcare providers.

Headquartered in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, National HealthCare Corporation has built a regional footprint across the southeastern and south-central United States.