35,222 Shares in HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) Bought by Mirabella Financial Services LLP

Mirabella Financial Services LLP acquired a new stake in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 35,222 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,569,000. HCA Healthcare accounts for 0.9% of Mirabella Financial Services LLP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in HCA. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Tidemark LLC bought a new position in HCA Healthcare in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Activest Wealth Management raised its position in shares of HCA Healthcare by 1,250.0% during the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 135 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its position in HCA Healthcare by 50.0% in the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 150 shares of the company's stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Investment Solutions LLC lifted its position in HCA Healthcare by 99.0% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC now owns 191 shares of the company's stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. 62.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Jennifer Berres sold 9,533 shares of HCA Healthcare stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $322.59, for a total transaction of $3,075,250.47. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,412 shares in the company, valued at $4,971,757.08. This trade represents a 38.22 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of HCA Healthcare from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Baird R W cut HCA Healthcare from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $405.00 target price on shares of HCA Healthcare in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of HCA Healthcare from $405.00 to $384.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of HCA Healthcare from $430.00 to $390.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $381.67.

HCA Healthcare Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of HCA stock traded up $5.30 during trading on Thursday, reaching $341.28. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,271,856 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,390,961. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.07. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a one year low of $289.98 and a one year high of $417.14. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $329.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $333.15. The company has a market cap of $84.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.48.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 24th. The company reported $6.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.03 by $0.19. HCA Healthcare had a return on equity of 586.47% and a net margin of 8.16%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $5.90 EPS. Analysts anticipate that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 24.98 earnings per share for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a $0.72 dividend. This is an increase from HCA Healthcare's previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.84%. HCA Healthcare's dividend payout ratio is presently 13.11%.

About HCA Healthcare

HCA Healthcare, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States. It operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy.