HCA traded at $488.00 this Friday April 17th, increasing $5.03 or 1.04 percent since the previous trading session. Looking back, over the last four weeks, HCA gained 2.80 percent. Over the last 12 months, its price rose by 53.65 percent. Looking ahead, we forecast HCA to be priced at 477.26 by the end of this quarter and at 446.45 in one year, according to Trading Economics global macro models projections and analysts expectations.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities. It owns and operates approximately 186 hospitals, comprised of 179 general, acute care hospitals; five psychiatric hospitals; and two rehabilitation hospitals. The Company also operates around 121 freestanding surgery centers and approximately 21 freestanding endoscopy centers. The Company operates in two geographically organized groups: The National and American Groups. The National Group includes around 97 hospitals located in Alaska, California, Florida, southern Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, northern Kentucky, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. The American Group includes approximately 82 hospitals located in Colorado, northern Georgia, Kansas, southern Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. The Company also operates seven hospitals in England.