Can HCA Healthcare (HCA) Beat Q2 Earnings on Growing Admissions?

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter earnings per share of $4.97 indicates a 15.9% increase from the prior-year figure of$ 4.29. The estimate increased 6 cents in the past 30 days. The consensus estimate for second-quarter revenues of $17.1 billion indicates 7.9% growth from the year-ago reported figure. HCA Healthcare beat the consensus estimate for earnings in three of the prior four quarters, missing once, with the average being 5.6%. Earnings Whispers Earnings ESP: HCA Healthcare has an Earni ...