$298.42
1.36% yesterday
NYSE, Dec 30, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US40412C1018
Symbol
HCA

HCA Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

HCA Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
67%
Hold
26%
Sell
7%

HCA Price Target

Target Price $400.23
Price $298.42
Potential
Number of Estimates 22
22 Analysts have issued a price target HCA 2025 . The average HCA target price is $400.23. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 27 analysts: 18 Analysts recommend HCA to buy, 7 to hold and 2 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the HCA stock has an average upside potential 2025 of . Most analysts recommend the HCA stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 to 2027

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 64.97 70.57
7.86% 8.62%
EBITDA Margin 19.55% 19.63%
2.03% 0.39%
Net Margin 7.43% 8.03%
8.21% 8.11%

20 Analysts have issued a sales forecast HCA 2024 . The average HCA sales estimate is

$70.6b
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. This is
1.36% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$71.0b 2.01%
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, the lowest is
$70.2b 0.90%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 $65.0b 7.86%
2024
$70.6b 8.62%
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2025
$74.8b 5.94%
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2026
$78.6b 5.12%
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2027
$83.8b 6.67%
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20 Analysts have issued an HCA EBITDA forecast 2024. The average HCA EBITDA estimate is

$13.9b
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. This is
0.79% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$14.0b 1.87%
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, the lowest is
$13.8b 0.02%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2023 $12.7b 5.67%
2024
$13.9b 9.06%
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2025
$14.6b 5.55%
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2026
$15.5b 5.88%
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2027
$16.4b 6.06%
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EBITDA Margin

2023 19.55% 2.03%
2024
19.63% 0.39%
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2025
19.56% 0.36%
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2026
19.70% 0.72%
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2027
19.59% 0.56%
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10 HCA Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average HCA net profit estimate is

$5.7b
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. This is
0.09% lower
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$6.0b 5.03%
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, the lowest is
$5.4b 5.25%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 $4.8b 0.99%
2024
$5.7b 17.41%
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2025
$6.2b 9.98%
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2026
$6.9b 11.03%
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2027
$7.8b 12.97%
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Net Margin

2023 7.43% 8.21%
2024
8.03% 8.11%
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2025
8.34% 3.86%
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2026
8.80% 5.52%
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2027
9.32% 5.91%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 to 2027

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 18.96 22.26
0.99% 17.41%
P/E 13.59
EV/Sales 1.72

10 Analysts have issued a HCA forecast for earnings per share. The average HCA <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

$22.26
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. This is
0.09% lower
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
$23.40 5.03%
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, the lowest is
$21.11 5.25%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 $18.96 0.99%
2024
$22.26 17.41%
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2025
$24.48 9.97%
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2026
$27.18 11.03%
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2027
$30.71 12.99%
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P/E ratio

Current 13.58 2.34%
2024
13.59 0.07%
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2025
12.36 9.05%
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2026
11.13 9.95%
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2027
9.85 11.50%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the HCA stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 1.75 3.85%
2024
1.72 1.61%
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2025
1.63 5.60%
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2026
1.55 4.87%
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2027
1.45 6.25%
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P/S ratio

Current 1.10 3.80%
2024
1.09 1.34%
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2025
1.03 5.61%
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2026
0.98 4.87%
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2027
0.91 6.26%
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