HCA Healthcare (HCA) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

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 ...