$328.17
0.78% today
NYSE, Nov 26, 05:16 pm CET
ISIN
US40412C1018
Symbol
HCA

HCA Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

HCA Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
69%
Hold
23%
Sell
8%

HCA Price Target

Target Price $408.86
Price $325.62
Potential
Number of Estimates 21
21 Analysts have issued a price target HCA 2025 . The average HCA target price is $408.86. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 26 analysts: 18 Analysts recommend HCA to buy, 6 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 70.59
7.86% 8.65%
EBITDA Margin 19.55% 19.65%
2.03% 0.49%
Net Margin 7.43% 8.07%
8.21% 8.65%

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

$70.6b
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. This is
1.39% 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 8.65%
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2025
$74.7b 5.89%
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2026
$78.6b 5.22%
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2027
$83.8b 6.59%
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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
0.88% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$14.0b 1.95%
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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 9.17%
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2025
$14.6b 5.49%
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2026
$15.5b 5.94%
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2027
$16.4b 5.97%
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EBITDA Margin

2023 19.55% 2.03%
2024
19.65% 0.49%
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2025
19.57% 0.41%
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2026
19.71% 0.72%
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2027
19.59% 0.61%
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9 HCA Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average HCA net profit estimate is

$5.7b
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. This is
0.49% higher
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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 4.67%
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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 18.08%
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2025
$6.2b 9.56%
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2026
$6.9b 10.91%
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2027
$7.8b 12.88%
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Net Margin

2023 7.43% 8.21%
2024
8.07% 8.65%
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2025
8.35% 3.47%
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2026
8.80% 5.39%
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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 22.39
0.99% 18.09%
P/E 14.54
EV/Sales 1.80

9 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

$22.39
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. This is
0.49% higher
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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
$21.24 4.67%
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.

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

Earnings Per Share

2023 $18.96 0.99%
2024
$22.39 18.09%
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2025
$24.53 9.56%
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2026
$27.21 10.93%
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2027
$30.71 12.86%
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P/E ratio

Current 14.61 17.82%
2024
14.54 0.48%
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2025
13.27 8.73%
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2026
11.97 9.80%
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2027
10.60 11.45%
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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 1.83 4.57%
2024
1.80 1.41%
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2025
1.70 5.56%
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2026
1.62 4.97%
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2027
1.52 6.18%
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P/S ratio

Current 1.18 10.85%
2024
1.17 1.38%
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2025
1.10 5.55%
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2026
1.05 4.97%
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2027
0.98 6.18%
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