Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for HCA Healthcare (HCA)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) recently:

• 10/2/2026 – HCA Healthcare had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald.
• 9/22/2026 – HCA Healthcare is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $495.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/22/2026 – HCA Healthcare is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $495.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/22/2026 – HCA Healthcare is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $495.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/18/2026 – HCA Healthcare had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Leerink Partners. They now have a $492.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/8/2026 – HCA Healthcare had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $435.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/4/2026 – HCA Healthcare had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 8/20/2026 – HCA Healthcare had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $490.00 to $425.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – HCA Healthcare had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $369.00 to $381.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

HCA Healthcare Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th were issued a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 16th. HCA Healthcare’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.45%.

HCA Healthcare, Inc is a provider of healthcare services in the United States. Through its network of hospitals and other healthcare facilities, the company delivers services including emergency and urgent care, surgery, inpatient and outpatient treatment, women’s and children’s care, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and behavioral health services.

HCA Healthcare also operates physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, diagnostic facilities, and other outpatient care sites.