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HCA Healthcare NYSE:HCA Stock Report

Last Price

US$356.03

Market Cap

US$88.3b

7D

-0.8%

1Y

56.5%

Updated

07 Nov, 2024

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HCA Healthcare, Inc.

NYSE:HCA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$88.3b

HCA Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States.

About the company

HCA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends2/6

Rewards

Trading at 47.1% below our estimate of its fair value
Earnings are forecast to grow 5.9% per year
Earnings have grown 10.6% per year over the past 5 years
Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Has a high level of debt

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Digital Innovation And Strategic Expansion Set To Elevate Healthcare Performance

Key Takeaways Planned network expansion and service line growth are expected The analysts have a consensus price target of $407.1 for HCA Healthcare based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $460.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $316.0. In order for you to agree with the analyst's consensus, you'd need to believe that by 2027, revenues will be $83.2 billion, earnings will come to $7.0 billion, and it would be trading on a PE ratio of 16.3x, assuming you use a discount rate of 6.1%.
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12.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
6.11%
Revenue growth p.a.
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. Competitors

Tenet Healthcare

NYSE:THC

US$15.3b

Universal Health Services

NYSE:UHS

US$13.6b

Encompass Health

NYSE:EHC

US$10.3b

Ensign Group

NasdaqGS:ENSG

US$8.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for HCA Healthcare
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$356.03
52 Week HighUS$417.14
52 Week LowUS$226.48
Beta1.68
11 Month Change-5.96%
3 Month Change-1.35%
1 Year Change56.46%
33 Year Change45.92%
5 Year Change164.73%
Change since IPO1,047.74%

Recent News & Updates

HCA Healthcare Q3 Earnings Preview: Step Change In Value (Rating Upgrade)

Oct 22

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Oct 16
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 63% Above Its Share Price

Oct 01
HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 63% Above Its Share Price

Recent updates

HCA Healthcare Q3 Earnings Preview: Step Change In Value (Rating Upgrade)

Oct 22

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Oct 16
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 63% Above Its Share Price

Oct 01
HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 63% Above Its Share Price

HCA Healthcare: Still A Great Play On Long-Term Growth And Valuation

Sep 28

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

Sep 16
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

Does HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 01
Does HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Results: HCA Healthcare, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Jul 26
Results: HCA Healthcare, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Are Investors Undervaluing HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) By 27%?

Jun 21
Are Investors Undervaluing HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) By 27%?

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Jun 06
HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

May 21
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

HCA Healthcare, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 16%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Apr 30
HCA Healthcare, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 16%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Capital Investment Trends At HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Look Strong

Apr 11
Capital Investment Trends At HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Look Strong

HCA Healthcare Is Finally At Fair Value (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 19

HCA Healthcare: Improving Margins Now Reflected In Shares (Rating Downgrade)

Feb 29

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.66

Feb 25
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.66

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 05
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results

Feb 02
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Analysts Are Pretty Bullish On The Stock After Recent Results

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jan 21
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

At US$276, Is HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Worth Looking At Closely?

Jan 08
At US$276, Is HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Worth Looking At Closely?

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

Dec 25
HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

HCA Healthcare Continues To Impress

Dec 14

Should You Be Adding HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) To Your Watchlist Today?

Dec 11
Should You Be Adding HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) To Your Watchlist Today?

HCA Remains Attractive Despite A JV Misstep

Nov 20

These 4 Measures Indicate That HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Using Debt Extensively

Oct 26
These 4 Measures Indicate That HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Using Debt Extensively

HCA Healthcare: Rx For Success

Oct 10

A Look Into HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Impressive Returns On Capital

Oct 09
A Look Into HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Impressive Returns On Capital

HCA Healthcare: Impact Of Medicare Advantage Growth And Demographic Shift

Sep 30

At US$256, Is It Time To Put HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) On Your Watch List?

Sep 17
At US$256, Is It Time To Put HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) On Your Watch List?

HCA Healthcare Is Beating The Industry

Sep 13

Here's Why HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jul 25
Here's Why HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

Jul 10
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns

HCA Healthcare's Service Optimization And Capabilities Support Long-Run Growth

Jul 03

HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 45% Above Its Share Price

Jun 25
HCA Healthcare, Inc.'s (NYSE:HCA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 45% Above Its Share Price

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

Jun 09
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)?

HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jun 09
HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.60

May 25
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.60

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Apr 22
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Knows How To Allocate Capital

Apr 04
HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) Knows How To Allocate Capital

Are Investors Undervaluing HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) By 45%?

Mar 16
Are Investors Undervaluing HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) By 45%?

At US$249, Is HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Worth Looking At Closely?

Feb 26
At US$249, Is HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Worth Looking At Closely?

HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Jan 30
HCA Healthcare's (NYSE:HCA) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Shareholder Returns

HCAUS HealthcareUS Market
7D-0.8%4.2%2.3%
1Y56.5%6.9%35.1%

Return vs Industry: HCA exceeded the US Healthcare industry which returned 6.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HCA exceeded the US Market which returned 35.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HCA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HCA volatility
HCA Average Weekly Movement3.9%
Healthcare Industry Average Movement6.9%
Market Average Movement6.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market15.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: HCA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: HCA's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1968265,000Sam Hazenwww.hcahealthcare.com

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. The company 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.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do HCA Healthcare's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HCA fundamental statistics
Market capUS$88.34b
Earnings (TTM)US$5.93b
Revenue (TTM)US$69.62b

15.2x

P/E Ratio

1.3x

P/S Ratio

Is HCA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HCA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$69.62b
Cost of RevenueUS$41.37b
Gross ProfitUS$28.25b
Other ExpensesUS$22.32b
EarningsUS$5.93b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)23.41
Gross Margin40.58%
Net Profit Margin8.52%
Debt/Equity Ratio5,466.3%

How did HCA perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.7%

Current Dividend Yield

11%

Payout Ratio

Does HCA pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy HCA by to receive an upcoming dividend?
HCA Healthcare dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 13 2024
Dividend Pay DateDec 27 2024
Days until Ex dividend35 days
Days until Dividend pay date49 days

Does HCA pay a reliable dividends?

See HCA dividend history and benchmarks