HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA Shares Sold by Assenagon Asset Management S.A.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. cut its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 15.9% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 78,780 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,876 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $37,282,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HCA. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare in the 4th quarter worth $1,021,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 11.9% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in HCA Healthcare during the second quarter worth $2,073,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 56.3% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 136,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,328,000 after acquiring an additional 49,214 shares during the period. 62.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Leerink Partners reduced their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $573.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. TD Cowen cut their price target on HCA Healthcare from $500.00 to $431.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $525.00 price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on HCA Healthcare from $450.00 to $442.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut HCA Healthcare from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $503.00.

HCA Healthcare Stock Performance

NYSE HCA opened at $391.96 on Friday. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a one year low of $330.00 and a one year high of $556.52. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $408.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $465.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.48, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.12.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 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 company had revenue of $19.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.09 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $6.45 earnings per share. The business’s 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.