HCA Healthcare (HCA) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.Over the past month, shares of this hospital operator have returned -5.7%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.5% change. During this period, the Zacks Medical - Hospital industry, which HCA falls in, has lost 7.2%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?While media releases or ru ...

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) reported first-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $5.36, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7%. The bottom line improved 8.7% year over year.Revenues amounted to $17.3 billion, which improved 11.2% year over year in the quarter under review. The top line outpaced the consensus mark by 2.9%.The strong quarterly results benefited from expanding patient volumes and a higher number of surgeries, which contributed substantially to the top line of HCA Healthcare. ...

For the quarter ended March 2024, HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported revenue of $17.34 billion, up 11.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.36, compared to $4.93 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.93% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $16.84 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $5.01, the EPS surprise was +6.99%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street e ...

HCA Healthcare (HCA) came out with quarterly earnings of $5.36 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.01 per share. This compares to earnings of $4.93 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 6.99%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this hospital operator would post earnings of $5.05 per share when it actually produced earnings of $5.90, delivering a surprise of 16.83%.Over the last four quarters, the c ...

Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INVESTOR CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT: Frank Morgan Harlow Sumerford 615-344-2688 615-344-1851 HCA HEALTHCARE REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS Nashville, Tenn., April 26, 2024 – HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) today announced financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Key first quarter metrics (all percentage changes compare 1Q 2024 to 1Q 2023 unless otherwise noted): 1 ● Revenues totaled $17.339 billion ● Net income attributable to HCA Health ...

Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) may be one such company. The firm has earnings coming up pretty soon, and events are shaping up quite nicely for their report.That is because HCA Healthcare is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. After all, analysts raising estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is a pretty ...

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The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about HCA Healthcare (HCA) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.HCA currently has an average ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that HCA Healthcare (HCA) will report quarterly earnings of $5.01 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year increase of 1.6%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $16.84 billion, exhibiting an increase of 8% compared to the year-ago quarter.Over the last 30 days, there has been no revision in the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter. This signifies the covering analysts' collective reconsideration of their initial forecasts over the course of t ...