City Center Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 1,048 HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

City Center Advisors LLC acquired a new position in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $489,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in HCA. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in HCA Healthcare during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $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 acquiring an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in HCA Healthcare by 5.5% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 630 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in HCA Healthcare by 0.7% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 32,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,405,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 16.3% in the 2nd quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $710,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. 62.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other HCA Healthcare news, EVP Michael R. Mcalevey sold 1,694 shares of HCA Healthcare stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $533.37, for a total value of $903,528.78. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,853 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,721,924.61. The trade was a 16.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael S. Cuffe sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $498.09, for a total value of $747,135.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 30,003 shares in the company, valued at $14,944,194.27. This represents a 4.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 15,214 shares of company stock valued at $7,797,595 over the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

HCA Healthcare Price Performance

HCA Healthcare stock opened at $499.49 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $111.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $509.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $472.46. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 1 year low of $314.43 and a 1 year high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $8.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.37 by $0.64. The firm had revenue of $19.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.67 billion. HCA Healthcare had a net margin of 8.97% and a negative return on equity of 409.11%. The company’s revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $6.22 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. Research analysts expect that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 24.98 earnings per share for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. This is a boost from HCA Healthcare’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. HCA Healthcare’s payout ratio is presently 10.99%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HCA has been the topic of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $423.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley cut HCA Healthcare from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $425.00 target price for the company. in a report on Monday, December 15th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on HCA Healthcare from $535.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Argus raised their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $530.00 to $560.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $503.00 price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $537.73.

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.