National HealthCare Corporation
$224.47-0.2%YTD+64.4%1Y+94.6%
Price updated 2d ago·X counts updated 1d ago
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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
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What it does
Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.
Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Where Medical - Care Facilities sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $NHC.
Medical - Care Facilities
Hospital and care-facility volumes have normalised with payer-mix shift back toward commercially insured; AI-administrative tools are improving hospital operating efficiency. Medicaid redetermination headwinds and labour-cost pressure are the key risks.
Top industry ETF
$IHFiShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF
+17.9%YTD
+15.3%1Y
Fundamentals & catalyst
Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.
Key ratios
P/E
24.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.ROIC
7.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.Op margin
9.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.FCF yield
4.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).P/S
2.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.ROE
12.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.Gross margin
39.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.Past earnings
QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$2.54——
Q1 2026May 8, 2026$1.91——
Q4 2025Feb 26, 2026$1.83——
Q3 2025Nov 7, 2025$1.58——
Next earningsFri, Nov 6
Quarterly trend
QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$408.0M+8.8%40.7%12.0%$2.58$30.7M
Q1 FY26$381.8M+2.2%38.4%8.4%$2.31$52.9M
Q4 FY25$386.5M+4.6%39.7%8.6%$1.61$6.4M
Q3 FY25$382.7M+12.5%39.1%7.9%$2.53$56.5M
Setup & momentum
Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.
Right now
Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.88%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+26.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.
Float & profile
FloatLow float · 12.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.635-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.
Insider activity
Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.
SEC filings
Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.
Recent material filings
8-KAcquisition completedJul 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.01: Acquisition completed · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KAgreement terminatedMay 278-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
8-KMaterial agreementMay 158-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
8-KShareholder voteMay 138-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KAgreement terminatedApr 228-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 11 other (3 13Gs · 2 routine 8-Ks · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs) in window
Recent news
Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.
NHC says 50% chance of cyclone formation in next 48 hours off Louisiana coastConnor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Purchases New Position in National HealthCare Corporation $NHCNational HealthCare (NYSEAMERICAN:NHC) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?BlackRock Inc. Takes $417.60 Million Position in National HealthCare Corporation $NHCNHC Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earnings
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