HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)
HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) is a Healthcare stock tracked by StreetAlpha. HCA reports earnings on Fri, Oct 23, 2026. The average 12-month price target from 15 analysts is $457.80, with a high of $579.00 and a low of $380.00. Analyst consensus is Buy, based on the latest ratings from 15 firms (10 buy, 4 hold, 1 sell). Over the past 90 days StreetAlpha recorded 16 whale options trades in HCA, 44% of them bullish and 56% bearish. In the past 30 days there were 17 dark pool prints totaling $25.0M, the largest $4.0M.
Earnings
Earnings calendar →Analyst Ratings & Price Targets
Analyst Ratings →Based on 15 analysts who set a price target on HCA in the past 90 days. The average target is $457.80, with a high of $579.00 and a low of $380.00.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | BMO Capital | Initiated | Buy | $495 |
| Sep 18 | Leerink Partners | Maintained | Buy | $492 |
| Aug 20 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Hold | $425 |
| Aug 3 | Wells Fargo | Target lowered | Hold | $428 → $381 |
| Jul 28 | Goldman Sachs | Maintained | Buy | $485 |
Whale Options Flow
90DDark Pool
30DFLEX Options Activity
FLEX Flow →FLEX options are customized, exchange-listed contracts used mostly by institutions. StreetAlpha scans the daily Cboe FLEX report for unusually large, long-dated positions.
AI Auto Pilots
Paper tradingStreetAlpha runs four autonomous AI traders powered by Anthropic's Claude. Each one reads options flow, dark pool prints, insider filings, sentiment, macro signals and technicals, then makes its own trading decisions in a paper portfolio. Every decision is logged and every trade is tracked, so you can see whether HCA is in one of them and how their past HCA trades turned out.
Macro & Market News
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For informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Options flow and dark pool data are delayed and may be incomplete.