Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $50.63 Million Stock Position in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH decreased its holdings in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 132,160 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,280 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.06% of HCA Healthcare worth $50,630,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Park Place Capital Corp grew its stake in HCA Healthcare by 2,336.0% during the second quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 1,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,000 after buying an additional 1,168 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in HCA Healthcare by 11.9% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,796,000 after acquiring an additional 2,698 shares during the last quarter. Cherokee Insurance Co acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,869,000. Harrell Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of HCA Healthcare by 176.3% during the 2nd quarter. Harrell Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $695,000 after buying an additional 1,158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Simon Quick Advisors LLC grew its position in HCA Healthcare by 616.9% in the second quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 7,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,738,000 after acquiring an additional 6,150 shares during the last quarter. 62.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at HCA Healthcare

In other HCA Healthcare news, EVP Michael S. Cuffe sold 3,836 shares of HCA Healthcare stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $418.84, for a total transaction of $1,606,670.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 31,503 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,194,716.52. The trade was a 10.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Michael R. Mcalevey sold 3,892 shares of HCA Healthcare stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $473.79, for a total value of $1,843,990.68. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,487 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,652,105.73. The trade was a 52.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

HCA Healthcare Price Performance

Shares of HCA Healthcare stock traded up $3.45 on Monday, hitting $476.10. 98,339 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,487,885. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a one year low of $289.98 and a one year high of $480.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $433.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $396.81. The company has a market capitalization of $108.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.41.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 24th. The company reported $6.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.64 by $1.32. The business had revenue of $19.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.55 billion. HCA Healthcare had a net margin of 8.53% and a negative return on equity of 792.25%. HCA Healthcare’s revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.90 earnings per share. HCA Healthcare has set its FY 2025 guidance at 27.000-28.000 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 24.98 earnings per share for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $0.72 dividend. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 11.13%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $449.00 to $482.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Zacks Research upgraded HCA Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group upped their target price on HCA Healthcare from $495.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on HCA Healthcare from $380.00 to $423.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $380.00 to $490.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $474.53.

HCA Healthcare Profile

HCA Healthcare, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States. It operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy.