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Keeping an Eye on HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA) After Insider Trading Activity

In a filing, HCA Healthcare Inc revealed its EVP and Chief Clinical Officer Cuffe Michael S. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $3.22 million on Sep 12 ’24. In the deal valued at $385.42 per share,8,358 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Cuffe Michael S. now holds 29,678 shares worth roughly $11.24 million.

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Then, Cuffe Michael S. bought 8,358 shares, generating $3,221,340 in total proceeds.

Before that, Whalen Kathleen M sold 2,987 shares. HCA Healthcare Inc shares valued at $1,085,804 were divested by the SVP & Chief Ethics Officer at a price of $363.51 per share. As a result of the transaction, Whalen Kathleen M now holds 9,454 shares, worth roughly $3.58 million.

Morgan Stanley initiated its HCA Healthcare Inc [HCA] rating to an Equal-weight in a research note published on September 03, 2024; the price target was $427. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Robert W. Baird’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late May with a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating. Barclays began covering HCA with “an Overweight” recommendation on March 06, 2024. Bernstein revised its rating on January 04, 2024. It rated HCA as “a Mkt perform” which previously was an “an Outperform”.

Price Performance Review of HCA

On Tuesday, HCA Healthcare Inc [NYSE:HCA] saw its stock fall -1.03% to $378.58. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -6.63%. HCA Healthcare Inc shares have risen nearly 39.86% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 54.28% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $409.42 was reached on 09/23/24, a 52-week low of $215.96 was recorded on 01/02/24. SMA at 50 days reached $384.76, while 200 days put it at $332.61.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For HCA Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 370.82, which if violated will result in even more drops to 363.05. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 385.99. A further resistance level may holdings at 393.39. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 35.67, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -14.32, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 79.16%. Stochastics %K at 14.47% indicates the stock is a buying.

How much short interest is there in HCA Healthcare Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in HCA Healthcare Inc stocks on 2024-09-13, growing by 1.14 million shares to a total of 3.8 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-08-15 was 2.66 million shares. There was a rise of 30.0%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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