HCA Healthcare Market Sentiment

HCA Healthcare Inc

HCANYSE

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$423.82

-1.67-0.39%

At close: Sep 15, 5:00 PM EST

$423.82

N/A

After Hours: 4:37 PM EST

Dividend: The dividend Ex-Date is today

M&A: The College of Health Care Professions was acquired by HCA Healthcare (HCA) on Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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HCA Healthcare Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for HCA Healthcare (HCA): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▼ 4.4% short float

Options Flow— N/A

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

27 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

—

Avg Consensus PT

$470

+11.0%

Highest Price Target

$635

+49.8%

UBS

Lowest Price Target

$370

-12.7%

Keybanc

Short Interest

4.4%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 8, 2026	RBC Capital	Ben Hendrix—	+2.6%	$435 → $435	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 20, 2026	JP Morgan	Benjamin Rossi—	+0.3%	$490 → $425	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 3, 2026	Wells Fargo	Stephen Baxter—	-10.1%	$369 → $381	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 28, 2026	Goldman Sachs	Scott Fidel —	+14.4%	$558 → $485	Maintained	Buy
Jul 28, 2026	Mizuho	Ann Hynes—	+12.1%	$525 → $475	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 27, 2026	UBS	A.J. Rice—	+36.6%	$635 → $579	Maintained	Buy
Jul 27, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Craig Hettenbach—	-10.3%	$425 → $380	Maintained	Underweight
Jul 27, 2026	RBC Capital	Ben Hendrix—	+2.6%	$435 → $435	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 27, 2026	Truist Securities	David Macdonald—	+16.8%	$535 → $495	Maintained	Buy
Jul 27, 2026	Oppenheimer	Michael Wiederhorn—	+14.4%	$520 → $485	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 27, 2026	Keybanc	Matthew Gillmor—	+2.6%	$475 → $435	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 27, 2026	Baird	Michael Ha—	-7.3%	$396 → $393	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 27, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Mok—	-8.7%	$402 → $387	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 16, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Mok—	-5.1%	$427 → $402	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 15, 2026	RBC Capital	Ben Hendrix—	+2.6%	$534 → $435	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 14, 2026	Keybanc	Matthew Gillmor—	+12.1%	$510 → $475	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 13, 2026	Wells Fargo	Stephen Baxter—	+1.0%	$436 → $428	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 8, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Mok—	+0.8%	$496 → $427	Downgrade	Overweight→Equal-Weight
Jul 7, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Sarah James—	+23.9%	$588 → $525	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 22, 2026	TD Cowen	Ryan Langston—	+1.7%	$500 → $431	Maintained	Buy
Jun 4, 2026	Bernstein	Lance Wilkes—	-2.6%	$503 → $413	Maintained	Market Perform
Apr 27, 2026	TD Cowen	Ryan Langston—	+18.0%	$561 → $500	Maintained	Buy
Apr 27, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Mok—	+17.0%	$551 → $496	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 27, 2026	RBC Capital	Ben Hendrix—	+26.0%	$593 → $534	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 27, 2026	Wells Fargo	Stephen Baxter—	+2.9%	$481 → $436	Maintained	Equal-Weight