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Hca Healthcare, Inc. | HCA

Daily Technical Analysis of Hca Healthcare, Inc.

Hca Healthcare saw some selling pressure today and moved down -4.51%

Hca Healthcare doesn't seem to be at a very clear reversal point in either direction. Hca Healthcare has looked pretty good over the last few months. It has definitely cuaght a bid and had a nice run. Over the last 3 months, shareholders are up 6.48 percent. HCA might find some support at the 314.66 level, buyers might push the price back up from here. But it's not very clear what will happen.


Last analyzed on 2024-03-17

Analyst Ratings for Hca Healthcare By Price Target And Rating

The balance of viewpoints by the analysts is positive. The current Analysts Sentiment Score is 89.06. Most companies range between (-200 to 200).

Here's a break down of the latest rating changes. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price targ by 3.96% to $315.00 on 2024-03-28. Barclays initiated a rating of Overweight on 2024-03-06 and provided a price target of $356.00. Cantor Fitzgerald announced that they are reiterating a rating of Overweight on 2024-03-05 and they set their price target at $335.00. Raymond James gave a boost to their price target and moved to $330.00 from $300.00 on 2024-01-31. Royal Bank of Canada gave a boost to their price target and moved to $322.00 from $308.00 on 2024-01-31. Truist Financial decided to move up their price target on 2024-01-31 to $345.00 which is a 7.81% increase. Oppenheimer reiterated a rating of Outperform on 2024-01-17 and added a price target of $315.00. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded from Outperform to Market Perform on 2024-01-04 but provided a price target boost 8.66% to $301.00 from $277.00. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded from Buy to Neutral on 2023-12-11 and provided a price target of $271.00. JPMorgan Chase & Co. provided a price target decease of -15.34% to $265.00 from $313.00 on 2023-11-17.

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HCA89.06175.51-54.5970.93-13.74

Earnings Per Share (EPS) Estimates By Year and Quarter

(updated 2024-04-16)
Company YOY Growth Score (typical -20 to +20) Revision Directions (-6 to +6)
HCA0.000.00

Short interest for HCA Healthcare

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Company Short Score (typical 1-15) ?
We take into account several different measures and attributes of short interest to create a composite sentiment score. typical range (0 - 30)
Short Interest Days to Cover Rate of Change Shares Short
HCA1.1%11.6-20.462080000

How HCA Healthcare compares to the broader Healthcare sector and the more specific Health Care Providers industry

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22-1.23-3.63-7.87-0.3916.213.2451.6466.2216.8819.60-5319.07-14485.2511.365.685.4838.72
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247-1.66-4.90-9.06-1.7420.301.7241.5531.3310.6811.04-12888.05-11534.394.9617.316.9350.93

Social Sentiment for HCA Healthcare

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HCA

Companies with the highest correlation to HCA Healthcare

Company Score 1 Day% 5 Day 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year RSI 3mo S-momo ? 6mo S-momo 1yr S-momo Resistance ? Support Demark Sell ? Demark Buy Short Interest Score
THC | Tenet Healthcare Corporat1.47-5.12-9.32-11.7514.3563.4335.5069307.8632.0943.500.00-41353.0015004.58975
UHS | Universal Health Services1.16-3.99-7.88-15.000.2020.0112.0252275.8742.0934.90-1400.00-39045.27002.46679
EHC | Encompass Health Corporat0.72-1.34-2.321.7111.4522.3326.3442121.7822.4246.01-1400.00-21981.80002.86923
ACHC | Acadia Healthcare Company0.70.04-3.96-6.96-14.96-9.30-6.651424.6220.4726.24-2461.15-3612.50004.58155
SEM | SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS C0.67-0.75-5.81-9.362.0111.28-5.986517.947.198.26-4583.44-4688.25003.91198
UMH | UMH Properties, Inc.0.650.46-1.36-6.27-0.597.021.13417.714.564.08-2648.06-5464.05002.2446
MCK | McKesson Corporation0.6-1.35-0.80-2.886.9713.8445.9256155.64117.26186.06-1666.59-44711.20001.78585
MAA | Mid-America Apartment Com0.59-0.14-2.74-6.26-7.04-5.56-17.2443-6.17-12.08-18.81-1225.18-1860.28004.16765

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