Milford Funds Ltd. Purchases New Position in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Milford Funds Ltd. purchased a new stake in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 112,646 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,590,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in HCA. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,021,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 11.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 3,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 630 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,073,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 136,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,328,000 after purchasing an additional 49,214 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on HCA. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $525.00 target price on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research report on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $535.00 to $490.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Argus reduced their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $560.00 to $500.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced 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 research report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of HCA Healthcare from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $506.14.

HCA Healthcare Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HCA opened at $387.25 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $429.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $473.48. The company has a market cap of $85.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32, a PEG ratio of 1.20 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.19 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $19.11 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period in the previous year, the business posted $6.45 EPS. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.73%.

HCA Healthcare 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.