The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. HCA Healthcare Inc shares valued at $1,131,589 were purchased by Reiner Deborah M on Feb 11 ’25. At $322.39 per share, Reiner Deborah M acquired 3,510 shares.
Also, Whalen Kathleen M purchased 3,228 shares, netting a total of over 1,082,203 in proceeds.
Before that, Whalen Kathleen M had sold 1,474 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $527,677, the SVP & Chief Ethics Officer traded HCA Healthcare Inc shares for $357.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,474 shares, worth approximately $2.95 million.
Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late November. As of November 22, 2024, Raymond James has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for HCA. Earlier on October 11, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for HCA stock.
Analyzing HCA Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.26%. Over the course of the year, HCA Healthcare Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.07%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $340.17 on 02/03/25 and a 52-week low of $289.98 on 01/03/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $314.83, while a 200-day SMA reached $345.33. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.97 million shares from 1.42 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 307.74, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 303.10. In the upper region, resistance lies at 319.60. The next price resistance is at 326.82. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.64 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -8.50, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 89.16%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
