Shares of HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) rose 0.5% in pre-market trading after the company reported Q2 results.
Quarterly Results
Earnings per share increased 35.29% year over year to $4.37, which beat the estimate of $3.16.
Revenue of $14,435,000,000 rose by 30.42% from the same period last year, which beat the estimate of $13,610,000,000.
Outlook
HCA raised FY21 EPS guidance from $13.30-$14.30 to $16.30-$17.10 and sales forecast from $54B-$55.5B to $57B-$58B.
Conference Call Details
Date: Jul 20, 2021
Time: 10:00 AM
Price Action
Company’s 52-week high was at $221.71
52-week low: $103.17
Price action over last quarter: Up 7.98%
Company Overview
HCA Healthcare is a Nashville-based healthcare provider organization operating the largest collection of acute-care hospitals in the U.S. As of December 2020, the firm owned and operated 185 hospitals, 121 freestanding outpatient surgery centers, and a broad network of physician offices, urgent care clinics, and freestanding emergency rooms across nearly 20 states and a small foothold in England.
