Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate HCA Healthcare Inc before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock price such as:

• HCA Healthcare Inc’s current stock price and volume
• Why HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for HCA from analysts
• HCA’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA)

Before we jump into HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a health care services company. The Company owns, manages or operates hospitals, freestanding surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, comprehensive rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health, hospice, outpatient physical therapy home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities. It also operates outpatient health care facilities, which include freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, comprehensive rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices and other facilities. It operates about 186 hospitals, comprised of 178 general, acute care hospitals, six behavioral hospitals and two rehabilitation hospitals.

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HCA Healthcare Inc’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of June 28, 2024, 4:00 PM, CST, HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock price was $321.28.

HCA Healthcare Inc is down 6.41% from its previous closing price of $343.29.

During the last market session, HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock traded between $337.03 and $343.73. Currently, there are 264.44 million shares of HCA Healthcare Inc stock available for purchase.

HCA Healthcare Inc’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 17.1, which is low compared to the Healthcare Facilities & Services industry median of 23.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

HCA Healthcare Inc Stock Price History

HCA Healthcare Inc’s (HCA) price is currently down 5.44% so far this month.

During the month of June, HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock price has reached a high of $344.20 and a low of $319.34.

Over the last year, HCA Healthcare Inc has hit prices as high as $343.73 and as low as $215.96. Year to date, HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock is up 33.89%.

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What Caused HCA Healthcare Inc Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

One of the most common factors that can drastically impact a stock’s price is analyst upgrades and downgrades. When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. However, as of June 27, 2024,, no analysts have changed their rating of HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate HCA Healthcare Inc’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on HCA Healthcare Inc’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

HCA Healthcare Inc’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a B, which means it is considered to be Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of HCA Healthcare Inc

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of June 27, 2024, HCA Healthcare Inc has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -1.67%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 68 and is considered to be Strong.

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HCA Healthcare Inc Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of June 28, 2024, HCA Healthcare Inc’s stock price is $321.28, which is down 6.41% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like HCA Healthcare Inc stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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