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National Healthcare

NHC · NYSE American

$247.94+$8.70 (+3.64%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $239.24

About NHC

National HealthCare Corp. engages in the provision of nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities and homecare programs. The company is headquartered in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and currently employs 15,278 full-time employees. The firm's principal business is the operation of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, homecare and hospice agencies, and behavioral health hospitals. Its business activities include providing sub-acute and post-acute skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, rehabilitative care, memory and Alzheimer's care, senior living services, home health care services, hospice services, and behavioral health services. In addition, it provides management services, accounting and financial services, as well as insurance services to third-party operators of healthcare facilities. The firm operates or manages over 80 skilled nursing facilities with 10,341 licensed beds, 26 assisted living facilities with 1,413 units, nine independent living facilities, three behavioral health hospitals, 34 homecare agencies, and 33 hospice agencies located in nine states.

Employees
15,278
Headquarters
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Listed
Jul 13, 1983
Sector
Health Care
Industry
Health Care Providers & Services
Website
nhccare.com

NHC key statistics

Market cap
3.88B
Price-earnings ratio
26.94
Dividend yield
1.04%
Average volume
97.40K
Volume
128.51K
Open price
$240.44
High today
$247.94
Low today
$240.44
52 Week high
$247.79
52 Week low
$118.14

National Healthcare (NHC) at a glance

National Healthcare (NHC) last traded at $247.94, with a market cap of 3.88B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.94 and a dividend yield of 1.04%.

Today the stock has traded between $240.44 and $247.94. The current price is 3.1% above the day's low and 0.0% below its high.

Volume so far is 128.51K shares, above the average of 97.40K shares a day.

Over the past year National Healthcare has ranged from $118.14 to $247.79, and now sits 100% of the way up that range.

National Healthcare met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 7 of the last 8 quarters. In Q1 FY23 it reported $0.79 per share against an estimate of $0.00.

NHC earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 7 of the last 8 quarters, by 13.2% on average.

  1. Q3 FY10: reported $0.71 per share against an estimate of $0.6565
  2. Q4 FY10: reported $0.81 per share against an estimate of $0.6666
  3. Q1 FY11: reported $0.73 per share against an estimate of $0.7272
  4. Q2 FY11: reported $0.83 per share against an estimate of $0.8383
  5. Q3 FY11: reported $0.86 per share against an estimate of $0.808
  6. Q4 FY11: reported $0.88 per share against an estimate of $0.5656
  7. Q4 FY22: reported $0.72 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  8. Q1 FY23: reported $0.79 per share against an estimate of $0.00

NHC news

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    NHC Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earnings

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    NHC Announces Common Dividend

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    NHC Completes Acquisition of Thirty-Five NHI Facilities

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    National HealthCare Corporation Acquires Five Skilled Nursing Facilities in Strategic $50,500,000 Transaction

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    NHC Reports First Quarter 2026 Earnings

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    NHC Announces 4.7% Increase in Common Dividend

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Blueprint acts as transaction advisor to National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE: NHI) in its planned $560 million disposition of a 35-property healthcare portfolio to National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE American: NHC).

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    NHC to Acquire Thirty-Five NHI Facilities

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