Back to top
more

HCA Healthcare (HCA)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$402.30 USD

402.30
4,308,470

+1.24 (0.31%)

Updated Sep 19, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $402.40 +0.10 (0.02%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.64%
2Buy17.83%
3Hold9.69%
4Sell5.29%
5Strong Sell2.54%
S&P50011.29%

Zacks Rank Education - Learn about the Zacks Rank

Zacks Rank Home - Zacks Rank resources in one place

Zacks Premium - The only way to fully access the Zacks Rank

3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

Zacks Style Scores Education - Learn more about the Zacks Style Scores

A Value A Growth D Momentum A VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

Zacks Rank Education -- Learn more about the Zacks Rank
Zacks Industry Rank Education -- Learn more about the Zacks Industry Rank

Top 24% (58 out of 245)

Industry: Medical - Hospital

Zacks News

Zacks Equity Research

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates

HCA (HCA) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 1.61% and 0.04%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2024. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Zacks Equity Research

Universal Health Services (UHS) Lags Q3 Earnings Estimates

Universal Health Services (UHS) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -1.07% and 1.42%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2024. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Zacks Equity Research

Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term

Wondering how to pick strong, market-beating stocks for your investment portfolio? Look no further than the Zacks Style Scores.

Zacks Equity Research

Why HCA Healthcare (HCA) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term

Wondering how to pick strong, market-beating stocks for your investment portfolio? Look no further than the Zacks Style Scores.

Zubia Masood headshot

HCA Healthcare Pre-Q3 Earnings: Healthy Buy or a Diagnosis to Wait?

HCA's third-quarter earnings are likely to benefit from improved admissions, capacity additions and payer mix, partially offset by rising operating expenses.

Zacks Equity Research

Tenet Healthcare (THC) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Tenet (THC) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Zacks Equity Research

Insights Into HCA (HCA) Q3: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics

Evaluate the expected performance of HCA (HCA) for the quarter ended September 2024, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.

Debasmita Chatterjee headshot

Analyzing Universal Health Pre-Q3 Earnings: Time to Buy the Stock?

UHS' Q3 results are likely to be driven by rising admissions in acute care hospitals and higher revenue per adjusted patient day in behavioral health hospitals.

Kaibalya Pravo Dey headshot

Bargain or Bust? Decoding Tenet Healthcare Stock's Lower Valuation

THC is well-positioned to benefit from the growing demand for hospital services. Yet, rising costs can potentially squeeze its margin growth.

Zacks Equity Research

HCA Healthcare (HCA) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release

HCA (HCA) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Zacks Equity Research

Acadia Healthcare Ventures in South Carolina With Three Buyouts

ACHC expands its CTC network by acquiring three opioid treatment program clinics in South Carolina.

Zacks Equity Research

Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Medical Stocks Now

Why investors should use the Zacks Earnings ESP tool to help find stocks that are poised to top quarterly earnings estimates.

Zacks Equity Research

Brookdale Q3 2024 Occupancy Jumps, Logs 35th Straight Monthly Boost

BKD's weighted average occupancy for September grows 30 bps sequentially.

Zacks Equity Research

Community Health Teams Up With Denim to Scale Conversational AI

With this move, CYH intends to streamline agent workload, which can result in more savings for the company.

Zacks Equity Research

Here's Why You Should Add Elevance Health Stock to Your Portfolio

ELV benefits from an increase in employer group fee-based memberships, partially offsetting the impact of Medicaid memberships.

Debasmita Chatterjee headshot

Does Universal Health's Low P/E Ratio Signal a Suitable Entry Point?

UHS rides on increased patient volumes. It can effectively cater to its patients through its extensive treatment network.

Sanghamitra Saha headshot

Sector ETFs & Stocks to Gain On Upbeat September Jobs Data

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 254, 000 jobs in September, the most since March.

Zacks Equity Research

Are You a Growth Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick

The Zacks Style Scores offers investors a way to easily find top-rated stocks based on their investing style. Here's why you should take advantage.

Zacks Equity Research

Are You a Value Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick

Wondering how to pick strong, market-beating stocks for your investment portfolio? Look no further than the Zacks Style Scores.

Zacks Equity Research

Compelling Reasons to Hold on to Encompass Health Stock Right Now

EHC remains well-poised for growth on the back of improved revenues, an extensive rehabilitation hospital network and sufficient cash-generating abilities.

Zacks Equity Research

Will HCA (HCA) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

HCA (HCA) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Zacks Equity Research

How to Boost Your Portfolio with Top Medical Stocks Set to Beat Earnings

The Zacks Earnings ESP is a great way to find potential earnings surprises. Why investors should take advantage now.

Zacks Equity Research

Ensign Expands Presence in Nebraska With Two Acquisitions

ENSG's acquisitions in Nebraska are expected to strengthen its portfolio in the region, leading to improved skilled services revenues in the future.

Zacks Equity Research

Brookdale Bets Big With $610M Acquisitions Amid Debt Refinancing

These acquisitions will add 2,789 units to BKD's owned portfolio and enable it to increase its owned units to 66% of its total units.

Zacks Equity Research

Why This 1 Momentum Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio

Whether you're a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.