Technical Analysis for HCA - HCA Holdings, Inc.

Grade Last Price % Change Price Change
D 326.01 2.78% 8.83
HCA closed up 1.05 percent on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, on approximately normal volume. It ran into resistance at its 50 day moving average. Note that the stock is in overbought territory based on its Slow Stochastic indicator (14, 3, 3) -- so don't be surprised if it goes sideways or a pulls back.
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ADX Long Term Intermediate Term Short Term
Weak or Absent Up Up Up

Date Alert Name Type % Chg
50 DMA Resistance Bearish 1.72%
Stochastic Sell Signal Bearish 1.72%
MACD Bullish Centerline Cross Bullish 1.72%
Inside Day Range Contraction 1.72%
Overbought Stochastic Strength 1.72%
Fell Below 50 DMA Bearish 2.78%
Overbought Stochastic Strength 2.78%
Upper Bollinger Band Touch Strength 2.78%
Stochastic Reached Overbought Strength -0.20%
Above Upper BB Strength -0.20%

   Recent Intraday Alerts

Alert Time
Upper Bollinger Band Resistance 19 minutes ago
Up 1% about 1 hour ago
Rose Above Previous Day's High about 1 hour ago
Rose Above 50 DMA about 1 hour ago
Possible Inside Day about 21 hours ago

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HCA Holdings, Inc. Description

HCA Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States. The company owns, manages, or operates hospitals, freestanding surgery centers, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, and various other facilities. Its general acute care hospitals provide medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic services, and emergency services, as well as outpatient services comprising outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy; and psychiatric hospitals offer therapeutic programs, such as child, adolescent, and adult psychiatric care, as well as adult and adolescent alcohol and drug abuse treatment and counseling. The company's general, acute care hospitals provide a range of services to accommodate medical specialties, such as internal medicine, general surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and obstetrics. As of December 31, 2012, the company operated 162 hospitals comprising 156 general, acute care hospitals, 5 psychiatric hospitals, and 1 rehabilitation hospital, as wells 112 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England. HCA Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.


Classification

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Care
Keywords: S&P 500 Alcohol Surgery Imaging Radiation Respiratory Therapy Cardiology Neurosurgery Radiology Physical Therapy Acute Care Hospitals Health Care Services Obstetrics Orthopedics Diagnostic Services General Surgery Emergency Services Outpatient Surgery Outpatient Services Hospitals Medical And Surgical Services Spartanburg

Is HCA a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Indicator Bull Case Neutral / Hold Bear Case
50 DMA
200 DMA
ADX Trend
Oversold / Overbought
Relative Strength

Indicators

Indicator Value
52 Week High 335.83
52 Week Low 215.0255
Average Volume 1,061,654
200-Day Moving Average 279.77
50-Day Moving Average 320.61
20-Day Moving Average 312.51
10-Day Moving Average 314.62
Average True Range 7.42
RSI (14) 53.70
ADX 20.11
+DI 24.99
-DI 26.02
Chandelier Exit (Long, 3 ATRs) 307.67
Chandelier Exit (Short, 3 ATRs) 315.23
Upper Bollinger Bands 325.74
Lower Bollinger Band 299.27
Percent B (%b) 0.8
BandWidth 8.47
MACD Line 0.02
MACD Signal Line -1.54
MACD Histogram 1.5579
Fundamentals Value
Market Cap 85.79 Billion
Num Shares 268 Million
EPS 18.96
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio 16.90
Price-to-Sales 1.26
Price-to-Book 293.44
PEG Ratio 1.38
Dividend 2.40
Dividend Yield 0.75%
Pivot Point Level Traditional / Classic Fibonacci Demark Woodie Camarilla
Resistance 4 (R4) 329.11
Resistance 3 (R3) 328.71 325.45 327.68
Resistance 2 (R2) 325.45 323.25 325.65 327.20
Resistance 1 (R1) 322.97 321.90 324.21 323.37 326.72
Pivot Point 319.71 319.71 320.33 319.91 319.71
Support 1 (S1) 317.23 317.51 318.47 317.63 314.28
Support 2 (S2) 313.97 316.16 314.17 313.80
Support 3 (S3) 311.49 313.97 313.33
Support 4 (S4) 311.89