HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA Shares Sold by Todd Asset Management LLC

Todd Asset Management LLC lowered its stake in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 7.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 113,354 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,481 shares during the quarter. Todd Asset Management LLC’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $52,921,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in HCA Healthcare during the 4th quarter worth $1,021,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 11.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 630 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,073,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. increased its position in HCA Healthcare by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 136,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,328,000 after purchasing an additional 49,214 shares in the last quarter. 62.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut HCA Healthcare from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Truist Financial lowered their price target on HCA Healthcare from $546.00 to $535.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of HCA Healthcare in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on HCA Healthcare from $550.00 to $510.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut HCA Healthcare from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, HCA Healthcare currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $515.77.

HCA Healthcare Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of HCA opened at $394.40 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $87.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.56, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s 50 day moving average is $465.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $483.77. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 52-week low of $330.00 and a 52-week high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.19 by ($0.04). The business 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 firm’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $6.45 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be given a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.73%.

HCA Healthcare Profile

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.