Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan Has $4.38 Million Stock Holdings in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan increased its holdings in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 224.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 10,406 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,201 shares during the period. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $4,380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Clearstead Trust LLC boosted its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare by 311.8% during the 2nd quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 70 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in HCA Healthcare by 82.9% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 75 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare during the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Compound Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in HCA Healthcare in the third quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in HCA Healthcare by 179.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. 62.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on HCA. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $494.00 to $551.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $525.00 to $588.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on HCA Healthcare from $452.00 to $481.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of HCA Healthcare in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Sixteen 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $521.55.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Michael S. Cuffe sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $498.09, for a total transaction of $747,135.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 30,003 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,944,194.27. This represents a 4.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

HCA Healthcare Price Performance

Shares of HCA stock opened at $501.89 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $114.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.36. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $479.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $442.08. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a one year low of $295.00 and a one year high of $527.55.

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

HCA Healthcare Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. This is a positive change from HCA Healthcare’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.72. HCA Healthcare’s payout ratio is 10.15%.

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.