HCA Healthcare Inc reports results for the quarter ended in March - Earnings Summary

• HCA Healthcare Inc HCA reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $5.93​​ per share for the quarter ended in March, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $4.53. The mean expectation of nineteen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $5.01 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $4.02 to $5.69 per share.

• Revenue rose 11.2% to $17.34 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $16.78 billion.

• HCA Healthcare Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $5.93​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $1.59 billion.

• HCA Healthcare Inc shares had fallen by 5.8% this quarter and gained 16.0% so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 4.9% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, there have been no negative revisions of earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 18 "strong buy" or "buy," 6 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the healthcare facilities & services peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for HCA Healthcare Inc is $343.70

This summary was machine generated from LSEG data April 26 at 04:31 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)