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HCA Relative to the S&P 500

HCA Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of December 2 and a Sell Date of April 9 has resulted in a geometric average return of 11.4% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 7 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 7 of those periods. This is an excellent rate of success, but the return underperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 7 years by an average of 4.16% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Healthcare sector, which runs from April 25 to December 4. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Healthcare Sector Seasonal Chart.

A word of caution: Only 7 years of data is available for shares of HCA, perhaps insufficient to create a seasonal profile that accurately gauges the seasonal tendencies influencing the investment. Ideally, while 20 years is preferred, at least 10 years of data is required to perform a seasonal analysis that is considered to be reliable for future seasonal periods.

HCA Healthcare Inc is a health care services company. It operates general acute care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and rehabilitation hospitals. The company also operates freestanding surgery centers.

Stocks mentioned in this post: HCA