Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado Sells 2,690 Shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

by · The Markets Daily

Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado cut its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA – Free Report) by 11.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,116 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,690 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $9,391,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the third quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on HCA. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $540.00 to $585.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Oppenheimer cut their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $540.00 to $520.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped 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. Finally, TD Cowen dropped 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. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $506.14.

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HCA Healthcare Stock Performance

Shares of HCA Healthcare stock opened at $390.09 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $427.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $472.40. The company has a market cap of $86.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.12. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $330.00 and a fifty-two week high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $6.45 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

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

HCA Healthcare Profile

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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.

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