Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac Buys New Position in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac bought a new stake in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 3,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,551,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,021,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 11.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,073,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 136,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,328,000 after purchasing an additional 49,214 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on HCA. Argus reduced their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of HCA Healthcare from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $535.00 to $490.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $481.00 to $436.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $561.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, HCA Healthcare has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $515.77.

HCA Healthcare Price Performance

NYSE HCA opened at $377.72 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $451.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $480.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.18. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 52-week low of $330.00 and a 52-week high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.19 by ($0.04). The company 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%.HCA Healthcare’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $6.45 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. On average, analysts predict that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Dividend Announcement

The business 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 of this dividend is Tuesday, June 16th. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio is 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.