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HCA HCA HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED StockScouter® Report
7
StockScouter® Score
HCA HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED, a large cap value company in the healthcare sector, is expected to slightly outperform the market over the next six months with less than average risk
10 is the best possible rating. Learn more.
Summary
Positives
- The most recent quarterly earnings report higher than analysts’ consensus forecast. Positive
- The enterprise value-to-sales ratio is lower than the average for comparably-sized companies in the StockScouter universe. Positive
Concerns
- Earnings growth in the past year has decelerated moderately compared to earnings growth in the past three years. Negative
- Shares are being sold by financial institutions. Slighlty negative for a large company like HCA
Short-term Outlook
Over the next 1-2 months, StockScouter forecasts that large cap stocks will be out of favor, value stocks will be out of favor, and healthcare stocks will be out of favor.
Expected Risk/Return
Core Model Grades
B
C
B
B