HCA Healthcare stock: TD Cowen lifts target to USD 460

Published on 10/21/2026 at 17:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

HCA revenue reached USD 20.23 billion in the second quarter, up 8.70 percent year over year. HCA Healthcare stock costs EUR 412.25 on October 21, 2026.

Analyst target and earnings date

TD Cowen raised its HCA Healthcare target from USD 431.00 to USD 460.00 on October 12, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 20.23 billion, up 8.70 percent year over year.
HCA Healthcare stock costs EUR 412.25 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 5:07 p.m. CEST.
HCA Healthcare's third-quarter earnings call is scheduled for October 27, 2026.

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TD Cowen raised its HCA Healthcare target from USD 431.00 to USD 460.00 on October 12, 2026, while maintaining a Buy rating, according to Benzinga. The stock was trading at EUR 412.25 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 5:07 p.m. CEST.

Quarterly revenue sets the backdrop

HCA Healthcare reported USD 20.23 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, an 8.70 percent year-over-year increase. Quarterly earnings reached USD 7.59 per share, compared with a USD 7.56 consensus estimate, according to MarketBeat.

Price position remains measurable

On the NYSE, HCA Healthcare last traded at USD 462.09 on October 21, 2026 at 11:14 a.m. ET while the session was open. The quote stood between a 52-week low of USD 353.99 and a high of USD 556.52, leaving the stock USD 94.43 below the high and USD 108.10 above the low.

The primary-market quote also put HCA Healthcare at a market capitalization of USD 100.0 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.48 on October 21, 2026. The euro quotation provides a separate view for investors trading the stock in Germany.

October 27 is the next date

HCA Healthcare scheduled its third-quarter 2026 earnings call for October 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The company announced the webcast date in a September 30, 2026 release published on its investor-relations site: HCA Healthcare.

Peer valuation offers a reference

HCA Healthcare: price-to-earnings ratio 15.48, market capitalization USD 100.0 billion. Tenet Healthcare (NYSE, USD): down 0.74 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 10.42, market capitalization USD 21.8 billion. Universal Health Services (NYSE, USD): down 1.45 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 7.50, market capitalization USD 10.8 billion.

The investor picture

TD Cowen's USD 460.00 target sits below the USD 462.09 NYSE quote used for the same-currency comparison, while the upcoming earnings call places the next company update on October 27, 2026. HCA Healthcare's second-quarter revenue growth supplies the operating metric alongside the analyst view.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of HCA Healthcare stock.