Marble Wealth LLC Makes New Investment in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Marble Wealth LLC acquired a new position in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 1,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $683,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in HCA Healthcare in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on HCA shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Stephens dropped their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. KeyCorp dropped their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $550.00 to $510.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Oppenheimer decreased 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $558.00 to $540.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $515.77.

HCA Healthcare Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of HCA Healthcare stock opened at $364.00 on Thursday. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 1 year low of $330.00 and a 1 year high of $556.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.75 billion, a PE ratio of 12.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $444.21 and its 200 day moving average is $478.72.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last posted its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $19.11 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.09 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $6.45 earnings per share. The company’s revenue 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 earnings per share for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 16th. HCA Healthcare’s payout ratio is presently 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.