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Also trades as: 0J1R.L (LSE) · $vol 0M

HCA Short Interest

HCA Healthcare, Inc.
1W: -3.4% 1M: +4.0% 3M: +10.2% YTD: -4.4% 1Y: +0.8% 3Y: +89.8% 5Y: +87.6%
$449.96
-15.30 (-3.29%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±3.0%
$441 $455 $469 $483 $497
NYSE · Healthcare · Medical - Care Facilities · Tech Score Buy · Power 67 · $97.4B mcap · 145M float · 0.987% daily turnover · Short 68% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 59% of companies Debt: 35.0% of company value Bonds: $1.74B held by 846 funds, 89 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $15.83 (down 96%), HCA Healthcare, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $52.43B against a stock market value of $97.42B.
Distance to default 6.04 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-09-30, debt counted $29.29B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 31.3%; Altman Z'' 0.80. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Short Volume Summary

2026-10-26
67.3%
Short Ratio
of total volume
60.7%
20-Day Avg
63.4%
50-Day Avg
▲ Rising
5-Day Trend
0.5M
Short Volume
0.7M
Total Volume

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

2026-10-26
ExchangeShort VolumeTotal VolumeShort %
NASDAQ 439,104 656,945 66.8%
NYSE 38,428 51,833 74.1%
BATS 675 1,355 49.8%

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