- Trade $0 commission stocks & ETFs with as little as $1
- Earn up to $300 with qualifying deposits
- Discover new opportunities with Opto's AI-driven thematic investing system
- Theme and ETF screener
HCA is a medical care facilities business based in the US. HCA shares (HCA) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $327.22 – an increase of 0.7% over the previous week. HCA employs 220,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $69.6 billion.
Our top picks for where to buy HCA stock
- Trade $0 commission stocks, ETFs, and options with as little as $1
- After-hours trading available
- Earn 4.5% interest on uninvested cash with Gold
- 24/7 customer support
- $0 commission trading
- Instant withdrawals with a 1.75% fee
- Supports 250+ cryptocurrencies
- High-yield account earns up to 4.65% APY
Disclaimer: This page is not financial advice or an endorsement of digital assets, providers or services. Digital assets are volatile and risky, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. Potential regulations or policies can affect their availability and services provided. Talk with a financial professional before making a decision. Finder or the author may own cryptocurrency discussed on this page.
How to buy HCA stock
- Choose a stock trading platform. Use our comparison table
- Open an account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
- Fund your account. Deposit funds into your account by linking your banking information or transfer funds from another trading account.
- Search for the stock name – HCA. Search for the stock by name or ticker symbol.
- Buy the stock. Place your order. It's that simple.
Buy HCA stock from these online trading platforms
Compare special offers, low fees and a wide range of investment options among top trading platforms.Paid non-client promotion. Finder does not invest money with providers on this page. If a brand is a referral partner, we're paid when you click or tap through to, open an account with or provide your contact information to the provider. Partnerships are not a recommendation for you to invest with any one company. Learn more about how we make money.
Finder is not an advisor or brokerage service. Information on this page is for educational purposes only and not a recommendation to invest with any one company, trade specific stocks or fund specific investments. All editorial opinions are our own.
HCA stock price (NYSE: HCA)
Use our graph to track the performance of HCA stocks over time.HCA shares at a glance
Latest market close | $327.22 |
---|---|
52-week range | $248.02 - $417.14 |
50-day moving average | $376.48 |
200-day moving average | $346.55 |
Wall St. target price | $404.19 |
PE ratio | 14.7739 |
Dividend yield | $2.58 (0.8%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $22.03 |
Is it a good time to buy HCA stock?
The technical analysis gauge below displays real-time ratings for the timeframes you select. This is not a recommendation, however. It represents a technical analysis based on the most popular technical indicators: Moving Averages, Oscillators and Pivots. Finder might not concur and takes no responsibility.
This chart is not advice or a guarantee of success. Rather, it gauges the real-time recommendations of three popular technical indicators: moving averages, oscillators and pivots. Finder is not responsible for how your stock performs.
HCA price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $325.47 from 2024-11-27
1 week (2024-11-22) | 0.17% |
---|---|
1 month (2024-11-01) | -8.88% |
3 months (2024-08-30) | -17.73% |
6 months (2024-05-30) | -2.87% |
1 year (2023-11-30) | 29.94% |
---|---|
2 years (2022-11-30) | 37.82% |
3 years (2021-11-30) | 48.22% |
5 years (2019-11-29) | 144.12% |
Is HCA stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing HCA stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of HCA's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
HCA's P/E ratio
HCA's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, HCA shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
HCA's PEG ratio
HCA's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.061. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into HCA's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
HCA's EBITDA
HCA's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $13.7 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a HCA's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
HCA financials
Revenue TTM | $69.6 billion |
---|---|
Operating margin TTM | 13.78% |
Gross profit TTM | $23.2 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 11.51% |
Return on equity TTM | 11.95% |
Profit margin | 8.52% |
Book value | $-8.57 |
Market Capitalization | $82.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
HCA's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like HCA.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
HCA's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 30.6
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and HCA's overall score of 30.6 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 49th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like HCA is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
HCA's environmental score
Environmental score: 5.79/100
HCA's environmental score of 5.79 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that HCA is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
HCA's social score
Social score: 19.86/100
HCA's social score of 19.86 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that HCA is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
HCA's governance score
Governance score: 12.44/100
HCA's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that HCA is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
HCA's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. HCA scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that HCA has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
HCA Holdings Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 30.6 |
---|---|
Total ESG percentile | 48.54 |
Environmental score | 5.79 |
Environmental score percentile | 7 |
Social score | 19.86 |
Social score percentile | 7 |
Governance score | 12.44 |
Governance score percentile | 7 |
Level of controversy | 2 |
HCA share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 11.78% of net profits
Recently HCA has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), HCA shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In HCA's case, that would currently equate to about $2.58 per share.
While HCA's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that HCA is investing more in its future growth.
HCA's most recent dividend payout was on 26 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
HCA share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, HCA's shares have ranged in value from as little as $248.0209 up to $417.14. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while HCA's is 1.689. This would suggest that HCA's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
HCA overview
HCA Healthcare, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States. It operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, it operates behavioral hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc.
Frequently asked questions
nullWhat percentage of HCA is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 28.422% of HCA shares are held by insiders and 63.595% by institutions. How many people work for HCA?
Latest data suggests 220,000 work at HCA. When does the fiscal year end for HCA?
HCA's fiscal year ends in December. Where is HCA based?
HCA's address is: One Park Plaza, Nashville, TN, United States, 37203 What is HCA's ISIN number?
HCA's international securities identification number is: US40412C1018 What is HCA's CUSIP number?
HCA's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 435758305
More guides on Finder
-
Best Paper Trading Apps to Practice Trading With Fake Money in 2024
Some of the best paper trading apps to practice stock trading with fake money include Interactive Brokers, eToro, Charles Schwab and more.
-
5 Best International Stock Brokers to Invest in Foreign Assets
Want to buy and sell international stocks? Here are the top brokers to help you trade global markets.
-
9 Best Discount Brokers of 2024 for Low-Cost Trading
These are the best discount brokers of 2024 according to Finder’s comprehensive review.
-
9 Best Robo-Advisors for Automatic Investing
The best platforms to use for automatic investing include Wealthfront, SoFi, Schwab, Vanguard, Titan, Acorns and more. See our full list here.
-
5 Top Graphene Stocks to Invest in Today
We’ve rounded up stats on some of the most popular graphene stocks, along with information on how they compare and how to invest.
-
Betterment alternatives
5 Betterment robo-advisor alternatives to consider when building your portfolio.
-
How to invest in the S&P 500 in 2024
What you need to know about investing in the leading indicator for the overall US stock market.
-
How to gift stock
How do you gift stocks to loved ones? Learn the ins and outs of finding the right investments for them.
-
5 best ETFs for 2024
Check out the best-performing ETFs so far in 2024.
-
Acorns review 2024
Acorns is a financial service that rounds up your purchases and turns the extra change into investments.
Ask a question