HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA) — Medical Care Facilities. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

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Bid × AskUpdated Sep 18, 2026 · 12:00 AM ETVol 519.1K · 3-mo avg 1.49M

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (HCA)

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QTick signal
-1net
1 bull / 1 bear factors · balanced
Bull 1 pts·Bear 2 pts30d
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Market contextSector read · not on fileBalance sheet · not on fileCautionPCE inflation days · ~15% bigger swingsOKNeutral tape · 4/100 · as of 2026-09-17
Smart entry
$426.89
basis · pivot low + s1 · as of 2026-09-17
Target exit zone
$444–451
center $447.31 · basis · round + sma 200 · as of 2026-09-17
Implied move · 1 wk
not on file
Chart pattern
Death cross
50d below 200d · bearish structure · price back above the 50-day — repair underway
Pullback risk
In line
1.02× the norm · 68% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: neutral
Chart pattern
Death cross
50d below 200d · bearish structure · price back above the 50-day — repair underway
Volume vs its own 20-session average0.89×
52-week range$353.99 – $556.52
Below high since 2015-22.9% · $556.52 high
Risk / reward0.57 : 1
Plan stop$394.83
Max pain
RSI 1460.1 fires under 35 · fires near $374.68
Forensic flags1 review
Earnings multiple13.4× fwd · 14.4× trailing
P/E vs its own past46th pctile · 13.7× median
Price / booknot on file

Last session traded in line with its own normal. Over the last 20 sessions, 64% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

1 of 5 aligned — not yet
RSI 14
60.1
fires under 35 · fires near $374.68
vs 50-day
$405.21
above the line · fires near $408.77
Bollinger
$399.21
no lower pierce · fires near $395.20
VWAP 20
$418.02
above the rolling VWAP · fires near $417.82
Entry level
$426.89
within 1% of model level
Put wall
not on file
MACD
Context
+1.14
histogram above zero · rising
RVolStatic
0.89×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
4.1%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$13.62
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 3 of 5 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
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Next earnings
2026-10-23
in 26 sessions
Next dividend
0.73% yld
no ex-date on file