The stock of HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) has gone down by -4.67% for the week, with a -18.42% drop in the past month and a -13.08% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.95%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.41% for HCA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.14% for HCA stock, with a simple moving average of -3.80% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE: HCA) Right Now?
HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE: HCA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 14.95x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HCA is at 1.67. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for HCA is 182.35M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.42% of that float. The average trading volume for HCA on November 21, 2024 was 1.29M shares.
HCA) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE: HCA) has plunged by -0.63 when compared to previous closing price of 335.11, but the company has seen a -4.67% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2024-11-20 that NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, today announced that it collected 21,137 pounds of unused or expired medications during its sixth annual “Crush the Crisis” national prescription drug take back day. This surpasses last year’s totals and is the most the organization has ever collected during the annual event. In total, HCA Healthcare has now collected more than 88,600 pounds of medication since launching “Crush.
Analysts’ Opinion of HCA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HCA stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for HCA by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for HCA in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $475 based on the research report published on October 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HCA reach a price target of $427. The rating they have provided for HCA stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on September 03rd, 2024.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Outperform” to HCA, setting the target price at $396 in the report published on May 30th of the current year.
HCA Trading at -12.82% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HCA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.95%, as shares sank -18.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.32% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HCA fell by -4.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $354.78. In addition, HCA Healthcare Inc saw 23.02% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HCA starting from Whalen Kathleen M, who sale 1,474 shares at the price of $357.99 back on Nov 14 ’24. After this action, Whalen Kathleen M now owns 9,454 shares of HCA Healthcare Inc, valued at $527,677 using the latest closing price.
Billington Phillip G, the SVP-Internal Audit Services of HCA Healthcare Inc, sale 3,897 shares at $350.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 14 ’24, which means that Billington Phillip G is holding 52,702 shares at $1,363,950 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HCA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for HCA Healthcare Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.24.
Based on HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA), the company’s capital structure generated 1.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at -19.69. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.72 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.12.
Conclusion
In conclusion, HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
