HCA Healthcare (HCA) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

HCA Healthcare (HCA) came out with quarterly earnings of $6.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.77 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.36 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 11.79%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this hospital operator would post earnings of $5.97 per share when it actually produced earnings of $6.22, delivering a surprise of 4.19%.Over the last four quarters, the c ...