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There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that HCA Healthcare, Inc. 1st Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
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As a NYSE listed company, HCA falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Medical Care Facilities industry segment. The current market capitalization of HCA Healthcare Inc is $87.73B. A total of 1.03 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.07M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Wasserman Chad J sold 876 shares of HCA for 330.25 per share on Mar 20 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP and CIO now owns 1,576 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 18 ’24, Wasserman Chad J sold 344 shares at 321.97 per share. HCA shares that SVP and CIO owns now total 2,452.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Whalen Kathleen M disposed of 4,262 shares on Feb 09 ’24 at a per-share price of $306.21. This resulted in the SVP & Chief Ethics Officer holding 10,250 shares of HCA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, RUTHERFORD BILL B sold 6,000 shares at $310.63 per share on Feb 06 ’24. Company shares held by the CFO and EVP now total 8,448.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. HCA Healthcare Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.46, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.74%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.47. HCA’s most recent ex-dividend date was when it declared a $0.66 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/29/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/29/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3/14/2024. The HCA stock dividend was $0.66 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HCA has a high of $334.02 and a low of $215.96.
As of this writing, HCA has an earnings estimate of $4.95 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of $5.55 per share and a lower estimate of $4.02. The company reported an EPS of $3.91 in the last quarter, which was -1.80% lower than expectations of $3.98.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. HCA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.45B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $36.73B in debt and $9.58B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$6.68, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.49B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HCA is Buy with a score of 4.50.
