The stock price of HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE: HCA) has surged by 1.32 when compared to previous closing price of 340.58, but the company has seen a 2.71% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-30 that HCA (HCA) could produce exceptional returns because of its solid growth attributes.
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 15.33x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HCA is at 1.47. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for HCA is 174.51M, and currently, shorts hold a 2.72% of that float. The average trading volume for HCA on May 01, 2025 was 1.67M shares.
HCA’s Market Performance
HCA’s stock has seen a 2.71% increase for the week, with a -0.14% drop in the past month and a 5.33% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.82% for HCA Healthcare Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.95% for HCA’s stock, with a -0.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HCA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HCA stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for HCA by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HCA in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $336 based on the research report published on April 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HCA reach a price target of $380. The rating they have provided for HCA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Underweight” to HCA, setting the target price at $320 in the report published on November 25th of the previous year.
HCA Trading at 4.56% 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 -17.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.82%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.14%, as shares sank -0.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.96% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HCA rose by +2.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $335.20. In addition, HCA Healthcare Inc saw 14.97% 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 Berres Jennifer, who sale 9,533 shares at the price of $322.59 back on Feb 14 ’25. After this action, Berres Jennifer now owns 15,412 shares of HCA Healthcare Inc, valued at $3,075,240 using the latest closing price.
Berres Jennifer, the Officer of HCA Healthcare Inc, proposed sale 9,533 shares at $322.59 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that Berres Jennifer is holding shares at $3,075,238 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 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.14.
Based on HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA), the company’s capital structure generated 1.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 13.9 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.79. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
In conclusion, HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) has had a better 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.
