New York State Teachers Retirement System Has $69.43 Million Stake in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

New York State Teachers Retirement System reduced its holdings in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 2.0% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 146,712 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,995 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $69,430,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,566,643 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,532,563,000 after buying an additional 76,039 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its position in HCA Healthcare by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 4,999,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,334,040,000 after acquiring an additional 40,086 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,663,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,702,738,000 after purchasing an additional 13,565 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,262,513,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in HCA Healthcare by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,311,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,078,966,000 after buying an additional 245,887 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HCA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen dropped their target price on HCA Healthcare from $500.00 to $431.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on HCA Healthcare from $593.00 to $534.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $503.00 to $413.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $481.00 to $436.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of HCA Healthcare from $550.00 to $510.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, HCA Healthcare currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $503.00.

HCA Healthcare Trading Up 4.3%

HCA Healthcare stock opened at $409.99 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50-day moving average of $401.89 and a 200-day moving average of $462.80. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a 1 year low of $330.00 and a 1 year high of $556.52.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The company reported $7.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.19 by ($0.04). HCA Healthcare had a negative return on equity of 295.93% and a net margin of 8.89%.The firm had revenue of $19.11 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.09 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $6.45 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.100-31.500 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 30.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HCA Healthcare Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 16th were given a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.73%.

About HCA Healthcare

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.