Trivium Point Advisory LLC Takes $2.57 Million Position in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Trivium Point Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCAFree Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,590 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,569,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 64,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,990,000 after purchasing an additional 3,724 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in HCA Healthcare by 61.5% in the fourth quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 6,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,192,000 after purchasing an additional 2,604 shares during the last quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth about $1,905,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,311,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,078,966,000 after buying an additional 245,887 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 171.7% during the first quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 6,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,954,000 after buying an additional 3,945 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on HCA shares. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $588.00 to $525.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $525.00 to $475.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $476.00 target price on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research note on Monday, July 27th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $635.00 to $579.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of HCA Healthcare from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $465.59.

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HCA Healthcare Trading Down 0.0%

NYSE:HCA opened at $404.61 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $87.60 billion, a PE ratio of 13.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $393.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $446.61. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 12-month low of $353.99 and a 12-month high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCAGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The company reported $7.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.56 by $0.03. HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 244.79% and a net margin of 8.77%.The company had revenue of $20.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.76 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $6.84 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 29.47 EPS for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 16th. HCA Healthcare’s payout ratio is 10.45%.

About HCA Healthcare

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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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