HCA
HCA Healthcare, Inc. · Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities
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R500#174 today
$426.69
+0.78% today · -2.05% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- HCA +0.78% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +0.0 pts of stock-specific move.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own HCA in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | +7.3% | #279 |
| one week | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | +12.1% | #301 |
| one month | Jul 25, 2025 | Aug 27, 2025 | +21.2% | #281 |
| 3 months | Jul 25, 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 | +40.2% | #175 |
| 6 months | Jul 25, 2025 | Jan 27, 2026 | +51.8% | #178 |
| one year | Mar 4, 2025 | Mar 4, 2026 | +75.8% | #139 |
Rank #301 for one week means 300 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+0.8% | -2.0% | +6.3% | +4.1% | -9.2% | +0.7% |
| Best one single day Jul 27, 2026 |
+1.9% | +5.2% | -0.5% | -12.4% | -22.7% | +17.3% |
| Best one week Jul 21, 2026 |
+0.7% | +2.6% | -0.6% | -20.7% | -19.6% | +3.0% |
| Best one month Jul 25, 2025 |
-2.1% | -7.4% | -10.7% | +2.1% | +7.2% | -4.5% |
| Best 3 months Jul 25, 2025 |
-2.1% | -7.4% | -10.7% | +2.1% | +7.2% | -4.5% |
| Best 6 months Jul 25, 2025 |
-2.1% | -7.4% | -10.7% | +2.1% | +7.2% | -4.5% |
| Best one year Mar 4, 2025 |
+0.2% | -6.3% | -6.8% | -3.5% | -20.6% | +0.1% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.