Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Takes $3.79 Million Position in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 8,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,786,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of HCA. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,084,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $507,393,000 after acquiring an additional 108,849 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 64,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,990,000 after purchasing an additional 3,724 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP grew its position in HCA Healthcare by 154.5% during the 3rd quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 4,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,000,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 61.5% in the fourth quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 6,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,192,000 after buying an additional 2,604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 1,062.4% during the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 9,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,461,000 after buying an additional 8,733 shares during the last quarter. 62.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Leerink Partners lowered their price target on HCA Healthcare from $573.00 to $500.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. KeyCorp dropped their target price on HCA Healthcare from $550.00 to $510.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $540.00 to $520.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Stephens cut their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $530.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $503.00 to $413.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Fifteen 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, HCA Healthcare currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $503.00.

HCA Healthcare Stock Performance

HCA stock opened at $391.96 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $408.56 and its 200 day moving average is $465.33. The firm has a market cap of $86.95 billion, a PE ratio of 13.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.12. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a one year low of $330.00 and a one year high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last posted its earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.19 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $19.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.09 billion. HCA Healthcare had a net margin of 8.89% and a negative return on equity of 295.93%. HCA Healthcare’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $6.45 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. Research analysts predict that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HCA Healthcare Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. 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.