HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) 12-Month Stock Forecast & Price Target Cone

$478.08 +3.21% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 71/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 19% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $103.51B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B+
Cash (18)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (15)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.9% Base Target
$597 Bull$506 Base$392 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:56% Call Buyers ($10.4M)
44% PutsMax Pain: $469.00
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Shares at $478.08: 20.9 sh
$1,000$10,000$25,000$50,000$100,000
12M Bear Case FloorTarget $392.03
$8,200
$-1,800 (-18.0%)
12M Consensus BaseTarget $506.05
$10,585
+$585 (+5.9%)
12M Bull Case BreakoutTarget $597.14
$12,490
+$2,490 (+24.9%)

Wall Street Analyst Breakdown & Historical Accuracy Audit (34 Desks)

Street Historical Accuracy: 64/100
● Strong Buy / Buy: 23● Hold: 9● Sell: 2
Wall Street FirmStance12M Target1Y AccuracyTrack Grade
Morgan StanleyInstitutional Equity DeskOUTPERFORM$52674%A
Goldman SachsSector Coverage LeadBUY$56169%B
JP MorganUS Large-Cap ResearchHOLD$44958%C
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HCA // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +8.92%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $480.3H $485.7L $472.5C $473.2VOL 1.12M
RES: $491.4SUP: $434.9SMA50: $437.4SMA200: $444.4
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HCA Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
7.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +7.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for HCA. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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What is HCA's 12-month stock price target?

HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) carries a 12-month consensus base price target of $506.05 (+5.9% from $478.08), with a bull-case target of $597.14 and a bear-case floor of $392.03.

Is HCA stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now?

Roarable's 5-Pillar RQD Quant Engine rates HCA B- (Buy — BUY) with an RQD Confidence score of 71/100.