Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) is a healthcare services company that owns and operates a broad network of hospitals, surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, and urgent care clinics. Valued at a market cap of $107.7 billion, the company is scheduled to announce its fiscal Q4 earnings for 2025 in the near future. Before this event, analysts expect this healthcare giant to report a profit of $7.37 per share, up 18.5% from $6.22 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has ...

Core Insights - HCA Healthcare, Inc. is recognized as one of the top medical stocks to invest in currently, with a Buy rating and a price target of $444.00 set by Cantor Fitzgerald [1] Financial Performance - HCA Healthcare reported a revenue growth of 6.4% for fiscal Q2 2025, reaching $18.605 billion, while net income increased by 13.1% to $1.653 billion [2] - The diluted EPS rose by 23.5% to $6.83 per diluted share, and the adjusted diluted EPS grew by 24.4% to $6.84 per diluted share [2] - Adjusted EBITDA also saw an increase of 8.4%, amounting to $3.849 billion [2] Company Overview - HCA Healthcare operates a diverse range of healthcare services, including hospitals, urgent care facilities, freestanding surgery centers, emergency care facilities, diagnostic and imaging centers, walk-in clinics, and radiation and oncology therapy centers [3]