HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA Shares Sold by Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH reduced its stake in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 7.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 173,193 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,435 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $81,962,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of HCA. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 31.9% during the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 161,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,180,000 after purchasing an additional 38,961 shares in the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its position in HCA Healthcare by 21.3% during the first quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 654 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Cambient Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 25.2% in the first quarter. Cambient Family Office LLC now owns 622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $294,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the first quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in HCA Healthcare during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $3,786,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $551.00 to $496.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of HCA Healthcare from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Stephens dropped their target price on HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on 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, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $535.00 to $490.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, HCA Healthcare has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $503.00.

HCA Healthcare Trading Up 1.3%

HCA stock opened at $391.96 on Friday. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 12-month low of $330.00 and a 12-month high of $556.52. The company has a market cap of $86.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.48, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.12. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $408.56 and a 200-day moving average of $465.33.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 firm posted $6.45 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.73%.

About HCA Healthcare

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.