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National HealthCare Corporation Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisNHC
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Home🔹Stocks🔹National HealthCare Corporation

National HealthCare Corporation

🇺🇸NHC•AMEX

National HealthCare Corporation

🇺🇸NHC•AMEX
Market cap
$3.50B
Sentiment

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Mkt Cap
$3.50B
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NHC
National HealthCare Corporation
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NHC
Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About National HealthCare Corporation

Industry
Medical - Care Facilities
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Stephen Fowler Flatt
Headquarters
100 East Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN, US
Industry
Medical - Care Facilities
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Stephen Fowler Flatt
Headquarters
100 East Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN, US
Description

National HealthCare Corporation operates, manages, and provides services to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, homecare and hospice agencies, and a behavioral health hospital.

Its skilled nursing facilities offer licensed therapy services, nutrition services, social services, activities, and housekeeping and laundry services, as well as medical services prescribed by physicians; and rehabilitative services, such as physical, speech, respiratory, and occupational therapy for patients recovering from strokes, heart attacks, orthopedic conditions, neurological illnesses, or other illnesses, injuries, or disabilities.

The company's medical specialty units comprise memory care units and sub-cute nursing units that provide specialized care and programs for persons with Alzheimer's or related disorders; and assisted living centers offer personal care services and assistance with general activities of daily living, such as dressing, bathing, meal preparation, and medication management.

It also offers behavioral health services to both adults and geriatric patients with psychiatric, emotional, and addictive disorders.

In addition, it provides health care programs that offer skilled services, such as infusion, wound care and physical, occupational, and speech therapies; hospice care services; operates pharmacies; offers management, accounting, financial, and insurance services; and leases its properties to third party operators.

As of February 18, 2022, the company operated 75 skilled nursing facilities with 9,473 beds, 24 assisted living facilities, five independent living facilities, one behavioral health hospital, 34 homecare agencies, and 28 hospice agencies. National HealthCare Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for National HealthCare Corporation, and the rating behind it. NHC last traded at $224.11, 24.7× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for National HealthCare Corporation. Starting points for National HealthCare Corporation: P/E 24.7, EPS $8.98, beta 0.63 — an Medical - Care Facilities name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for National HealthCare Corporation. National HealthCare Corporation paid $2.59 per share over the last year — a 1.2% yield at the current $224.11 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for National HealthCare Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for National HealthCare Corporation stands at $8.98. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for National HealthCare Corporation. National HealthCare Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1987. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

National HealthCare Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. National HealthCare Corporation is measured against Medical - Care Facilities peers within the Healthcare sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold National HealthCare Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $3.50B market value, institutional positions materially move National HealthCare Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by National HealthCare Corporation executives and directors. Shares of National HealthCare Corporation have traded between $89.14 and $133.03 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming National HealthCare Corporation. National HealthCare Corporation is a $3.50B Healthcare company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming National HealthCare Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for National HealthCare Corporation. Coverage tracks National HealthCare Corporation within Medical - Care Facilities (Healthcare). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • ACHC — Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
  • ADUS — Addus HomeCare Corporation
  • ARDT — Ardent Health Partners, LLC
  • ASTH — Astrana Health, Inc.
  • AVAH — Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.
  • BKD — Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
  • GRDN — Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc.
  • LFST — LifeStance Health Group, Inc.

More Medical - Care Facilities companies

  • GLH.AX — Global Health Limited
  • GMRS — GMR Solutions Inc.
  • GRST — Ethema Health Corporation
  • HCA — HCA Healthcare, Inc.
  • HCSG — Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
  • HIMS — Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
  • HLYK — HealthLynked Corp.
  • HSMD — Healthcare Solutions Management Group, Inc.
  • HWAIF — Healwell AI Inc.
  • IHHHF — IHH Healthcare Berhad
  • INNV — InnovAge Holding Corp.

ETFs holding National HealthCare Corporation

  • OUSM — ALPS Funds O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (2.20%)
  • XHS — State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF (1.90%)
  • PSCH — Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (1.47%)
  • SDVY — First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (1.29%)
  • GRPZ — Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 GARP ETF (1.25%)
  • PTH — Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF (1.06%)
  • ROSC — Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (1.01%)
  • FSGS — First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF (0.97%)

News

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