第一公民银行和信托公司削减HCA Healthcare, Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：HCA）的股票头寸

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. cut its stake in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA – Get Rating) by 14.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,013 shares of the company's stock after selling 170 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.'s holdings in HCA Healthcare were worth $243,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. RFP Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in HCA Healthcare during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Covestor Ltd increased its position in HCA Healthcare by 122.7% during the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 167 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new position in HCA Healthcare during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC increased its position in HCA Healthcare by 56.7% during the 3rd quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 210 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Old North State Trust LLC acquired a new position in HCA Healthcare during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on HCA. Mizuho upped their price target on HCA Healthcare from $265.00 to $279.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on HCA Healthcare from $240.00 to $275.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 3rd. Argus upped their price target on HCA Healthcare from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, February 13th. Loop Capital raised their price target on HCA Healthcare from $240.00 to $285.00 in a research report on Monday, January 30th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded HCA Healthcare from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, HCA Healthcare has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $269.41.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Bill B. Rutherford sold 30,000 shares of HCA Healthcare stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $258.19, for a total transaction of $7,745,700.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 81,632 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,076,566.08. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other HCA Healthcare news, CFO Bill B. Rutherford sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $258.19, for a total transaction of $7,745,700.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 81,632 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,076,566.08. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kathleen M. Whalen sold 1,734 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.61, for a total transaction of $457,099.74. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 9,962 shares in the company, valued at $2,626,082.82. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 79,899 shares of company stock worth $20,460,494 over the last quarter. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

HCA Healthcare Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of HCA Healthcare stock opened at $267.23 on Wednesday. HCA Healthcare, Inc. has a twelve month low of $164.47 and a twelve month high of $279.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.64. The business's fifty day moving average price is $254.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $236.32.

HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 27th. The company reported $4.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.79 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $15.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.51 billion. HCA Healthcare had a net margin of 9.37% and a negative return on equity of 1,260.96%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that HCA Healthcare, Inc. will post 17.16 EPS for the current year.

HCA Healthcare Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 16th. This is a boost from HCA Healthcare's previous quarterly dividend of $0.56. HCA Healthcare's payout ratio is currently 12.48%.

HCA Healthcare declared that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Friday, January 27th that authorizes the company to repurchase $3.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 4.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

HCA Healthcare Company Profile

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HCA Healthcare, Inc is a health care services company engaged in operating hospitals, freestanding surgery centers and emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, comprehensive rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health, hospice, outpatient physical therapy home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities.

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