HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Price Target Lowered to $428.00 at Wells Fargo & Company

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) had its price objective decreased by research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $436.00 to $428.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 5.30% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on HCA. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $503.00 to $413.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Barclays downgraded HCA Healthcare from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $496.00 to $427.00 in a report on Wednesday. Argus decreased their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $588.00 to $525.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Stephens cut their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $496.77.

HCA Healthcare Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of HCA opened at $406.45 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $397.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $460.31. HCA Healthcare has a twelve month low of $330.00 and a twelve month high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.19 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $19.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.09 billion. HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 295.93% and a net margin of 8.89%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $6.45 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that HCA Healthcare will post 30.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of HCA Healthcare

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in HCA Healthcare by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,084,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $507,393,000 after acquiring an additional 108,849 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 64,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,990,000 after purchasing an additional 3,724 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP grew its position in HCA Healthcare by 154.5% during the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 4,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,000,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its position in HCA Healthcare by 61.5% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 6,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,192,000 after buying an additional 2,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 1,062.4% during the 4th quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 9,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,461,000 after acquiring an additional 8,733 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

About HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare is a for‑profit operator of healthcare facilities headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1968, the company owns and operates a network of hospitals and related healthcare facilities and has grown through organic expansion and acquisitions to become a large provider of inpatient and outpatient services.

The company’s core activities include the operation of acute care hospitals, freestanding surgical and emergency centers, and outpatient clinics. HCA’s services encompass inpatient care, surgical services, emergency medicine, diagnostic imaging and laboratory testing, and various outpatient and ambulatory care offerings.