Jefferies Upgrades HCA Holdings (HCA) to Buy

July 19, 2011 8:16 AM EDT
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Price: $429.19 +5.64%

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    23 Buy, 11 Hold, 2 Sell

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    Up: 8 | Down: 5 | New: 26
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Jefferies upgraded HCA Holdings (NYSE: HCA) from Hold to Buy and raises their price target from $36 to $40.

The firm stated "... belief that the company's current FY12 consensus EPS estimate of $3.04 could be as much as $0.40 too low given accretion from its recent Denver JV announcement and the earnings benefit from upcoming debt refinancings."

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Shares of HCA Holdings closed at $32.59 yesterday.


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