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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 November 18 and a Sell Date of February 8 has resulted in a geometric average return of 6.39% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 14 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 13 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 14 years by an average of 3.37% 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.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a health care services company engaged in operating hospitals, freestanding surgery centers and emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, comprehensive rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, physician practices, home health, hospice, outpatient physical therapy home and community-based services providers, and various other facilities. The firm operates general and acute care hospitals that offer medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services, and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company was founded by Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

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