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HCA Holdings Inc (HCA) is a publicly traded medical care facilities business based in the US which employs around 220,000 staff. HCA is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $303.62 is 24.4% down on its price a month ago ($401.80).
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Alternative ways to invest in HCA
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including HCA), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
HCA is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| ETF | Icon | 5-year performance (to August 2024) | 1-year performance (to August 2024) | Link to invest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP) |  | 94.07% | 22.23% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX) |  | 93.77% | 22.24% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) |  | 91.84% | 21.98% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) |  | 80.38% | 20.63% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) |  | 79.29% | 20.60% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5) |  | 79.17% | 20.61% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
Is it a good time to buy HCA stock?
Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.
Technical analysis
View HCA's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
Use our graph to track the performance of HCA stock over time.
Historical closes compared with the last close of $303.62
| 1 week (2024-12-13) | -25.31% |
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| 1 month (2024-11-20) | -24.44% |
| 3 months (2024-09-20) | -14.28% |
| 6 months (2024-06-20) | -0.64% |
| 1 year (2023-12-20) | 35.80% |
| 2 years (2022-12-20) | 44.05% |
| 3 years (2021-12-20) | 28.99% |
| 5 years (2019-12-20) | 150.79% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is HCA under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the HCA P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
HCA's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, HCA's shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, HCA's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX.US): 38.18
- Humana (HUM.US): 20.93
- Zoetis (ZTS.US): 31.33
HCA's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.2306. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into HCA's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider HCA's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX.US): 1.03
- Humana (HUM.US): 1.07
- Zoetis (ZTS.US): 2.60
HCA's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $13.4 billion (£10.7 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of HCA's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX.US): USD$5.1 billion
- Humana (HUM.US): USD$3.8 billion
- Zoetis (ZTS.US): USD$3.8 billion
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