Pacer Advisors Inc. Cuts Stock Position in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Pacer Advisors Inc. cut its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 16.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 761,477 shares of the company’s stock after selling 149,619 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $355,503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the third quarter worth $26,000. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in HCA Healthcare during the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. 62.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on HCA Healthcare from $450.00 to $442.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $593.00 to $534.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $481.00 to $436.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $561.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of HCA Healthcare in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $506.14.

HCA Healthcare Stock Down 3.3%

HCA opened at $375.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $83.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.91, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.12. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $422.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $469.71. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 52 week low of $330.00 and a 52 week high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last released its quarterly earnings results 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). HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 295.93% and a net margin of 8.89%.The firm had revenue of $19.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $6.45 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HCA Healthcare Dividend Announcement

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

HCA Healthcare Company 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.