HCA Holdings Inc (HCA): Today's Featured Health Care Winner
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(
) pushed the Health Care sector higher today making it today's featured health care winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, HCA Holdings rose $1.12 (2.9%) to $39.38 on average volume. Throughout the day, 2,657,921 shares of HCA Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,432,200 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $38.21-$39.64 after having opened the day at $38.33 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $38.26. Other companies within the Health Care sector that increased today were:
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), up 27.1%,
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), up 22.4%,
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TheStreet Recommends
), up 18.8% and
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), up 15.2%.
HCA Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States. HCA Holdings has a market cap of $17.2 billion and is part of the health services industry. Shares are up 26.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate HCA Holdings a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates HCA Holdings as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its weak operating cash flow, poor profit margins and feeble growth in its earnings per share.
- You can view the full HCA Holdings Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 40.6%,
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), down 13.5%,
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), down 9.1% and
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), down 9.1% , were all laggards within the health care sector with
(
) being today's health care sector laggard.
- Use our health care section to find sector-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the health care sector could consider
Health Care Select Sector SPDR
(
) while those bearish on the health care sector could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Health Care
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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