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Decoding the Decline in HCA Healthcare Stock

HCA Healthcare shares fell -4.4% this afternoon to a price of $395.14. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $401.19, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 6.4% performance. Analysts have given the Large-Cap Medical Care Facility stock target prices ranging from $333.0 to $449.0 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.

The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 2.5%, and a short ratio of 2.7. The company's insiders own 30.81% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 63.2% of HCA Healthcare's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in HCA Healthcare

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2025-06-30 Vanguard Group Inc 7% 15,475,564 $6,115,014,585
2025-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 6% 12,950,880 $5,117,410,912
2025-06-30 Sanders Capital, LLC 5% 11,102,583 $4,387,074,809
2025-06-30 State Street Corporation 3% 7,956,663 $3,143,995,934
2025-06-30 Capital World Investors 2% 4,779,893 $1,888,726,990
2025-06-30 First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 2% 4,209,857 $1,663,482,956
2025-06-30 Wellington Management Group, LLP 2% 4,110,313 $1,624,149,139
2025-06-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 3,797,902 $1,500,703,051
2025-06-30 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1% 3,279,334 $1,295,796,084
2025-06-30 NORGES BANK 1% 3,008,113 $1,188,625,814

Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being positive market sentiment on HCA Healthcare.

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