O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA – Free Report) by 20.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 251,546 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 42,079 shares during the period. HCA Healthcare accounts for approximately 0.6% of O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $117,437,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,084,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $507,393,000 after acquiring an additional 108,849 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC raised its position in HCA Healthcare by 37.7% during the third quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 4,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,938,000 after purchasing an additional 1,246 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP raised its position in HCA Healthcare by 154.5% during the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 4,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,000,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in HCA Healthcare by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 64,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,990,000 after purchasing an additional 3,724 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare by 61.5% during the fourth quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 6,836 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,192,000 after buying an additional 2,604 shares during the last quarter. 62.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $535.00 to $490.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Barclays cut their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $551.00 to $496.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Leerink Partners lowered their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $573.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $503.00 to $413.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $598.00 to $635.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, HCA Healthcare presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $506.14.
More HCA Healthcare News
Here are the key news stories impacting HCA Healthcare this week:
- Positive Sentiment: HCA reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $19.1 billion, highlighting continued top-line growth and reinforcing the company’s scale and demand trends. HCA Healthcare (HCA) Reports Q1 2026 Financial Growth With $19.1B in Revenue
- Positive Sentiment: HCA acquired 17 urgent care clinics in the Carolinas, a move that expands its outpatient network and could support future patient volume and revenue growth. HCA acquires 17 urgent care clinics in the Carolinas
- Positive Sentiment: HCA Healthcare-owned Galen College of Nursing opened a new campus near Space Center Houston, which may help strengthen the company’s nursing pipeline and ease labor constraints over time. HCA Healthcare-owned nursing college opens new campus near Space Center Houston
- Neutral Sentiment: HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is hosting a ribbon cutting for a blood cancer unit, a local service expansion that is positive operationally but likely limited in near-term stock impact. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake to host ribbon cutting for blood cancer unit
- Neutral Sentiment: Additional community and employee-related announcements, including a butterfly release event and leadership updates, are supportive of HCA’s brand but are not likely to move the stock materially. HCA Florida Healthcare hosts a butterfly release to honor cancer patients and their loved ones
- Neutral Sentiment: HCA also hosted emergency response team training, which reflects ongoing operational readiness but is not a major financial catalyst. HCA Healthcare hosts emergency response team training at Tristar Skyline Medical Center
HCA Healthcare Stock Performance
Shares of HCA Healthcare stock opened at $372.29 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $82.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a fifty day moving average of $439.51 and a 200 day moving average of $477.20. 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 earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.09 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $6.45 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. Analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current year.
HCA Healthcare Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors 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 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 Company 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.
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