After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that N/A.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Medical Care Facilities industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. The current market capitalization of HCA Healthcare Inc is $93.23B. A total of 1.79 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.68M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Foster Jon M sold 15,698 shares of HCA for 369.32 per share on May 13 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP and COO now owns 12,646 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 13 ’25, Foster Jon M bought 15,698 shares at 369.32 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Berres Jennifer disposed of 9,533 shares on Feb 14 ’25 at a per-share price of $322.59. This resulted in the SVP & Chief Human Res. Officer holding 15,412 shares of HCA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Berres Jennifer bought 9,533 shares at $322.59 per share on Feb 14 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. HCA Healthcare Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.70, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.70%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.22. HCA’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.84% when it declared a $0.72 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/16/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/17/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 0.9%. The HCA stock dividend was $0.72 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HCA has a high of $417.14 and a low of $289.98.
As of this writing, HCA has an earnings estimate of $6.27 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $6.59 per share and a lower estimate of $5.6.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $-14.48, 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 4.21.
