HCA Insider Trading
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at HCA Healthcare, Inc. provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-09 00:45 | 2005-03-04 | SHALLCROSS RICHARD J | Officer - CFO - Western Group | OPT+S | $49.17 | 3,000 | $147,512 | 47,310 | 0.0% |
| 2005-03-09 00:45 | 2005-03-04 | LINDLER PATRICIA T | Officer - SVP - Government Programs | OPT+S | $49.08 | 35,000 | $1,717,800 | 26,331 | 0.0% |
| 2005-03-07 19:45 | 2005-03-03 | HOUSER FRANK M MD | Officer - SVP-Quality & Medical Director | OPT+S | $49.00 | 50,000 | $2,450,000 | 38,400 | 0.0% |
| 2005-03-04 02:24 | 2005-03-02 | WALLACE BEVERLY B | Officer - President-Financial Svcs Group | OPT+S | $48.00 | 25,000 | $1,200,000 | 34,443 | 0.0% |
| 2005-03-03 00:28 | 2005-03-01 | Evans Charles Robert | Officer - President - Eastern Group | OPT+S | $48.00 | 37,500 | $1,800,000 | 42,834 | 0.0% |
| 2005-03-01 01:15 | 2005-02-24 | YUSPEH ALAN R | Officer - SVP - Ethics & Compliance | OPT+S | $45.67 | 10,000 | $456,726 | 10,447 | 0.0% |
| 2005-03-01 01:15 | 2005-02-25 | ROYAL FRANK S | Director | OPT+S | $46.87 | 15,000 | $703,040 | 100,359 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-15 01:12 | 2005-02-11 | ANDERSON DAVID GWIN | Officer - SVP-Finance and Treasurer | OPT+S | $46.80 | 50,000 | $2,340,000 | 40,599 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-15 01:12 | 2005-02-11 | WILLIAMS NOEL B | Officer - SVP and CIO | OPT+S | $47.00 | 40,000 | $1,880,000 | 27,245 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-15 01:12 | 2005-02-10 | MOORE A BRUCE JR | Officer - COO - Outpatient Services | OPT+S | $46.33 | 50,000 | $2,316,500 | 54,221 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-09 01:50 | 2005-02-07 | RUTHERFORD BILL B | Officer - CFO - Eastern Group | OPT+S | $45.55 | 65,000 | $2,960,763 | 47,575 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-08 00:26 | 2005-02-03 | TAVENNER MARILYN B | Officer - President-Outpatient Svcs Grp | SELL | $44.87 | 3,304 | $148,252 | 25,017 | -11.7% |
| 2005-02-08 00:48 | 2005-02-04 | STEELE JOHN M | Officer - SVP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $45.00 | 6,000 | $270,000 | 22,674 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-08 00:26 | 2005-02-04 | ANDERSON DAVID GWIN | Officer - SVP-Finance and Treasurer | OPT+S | $45.50 | 26,500 | $1,205,750 | 40,599 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-08 00:26 | 2005-02-03 | WILLIAMS NOEL B | Officer - SVP and CIO | OPT+S | $44.95 | 50,000 | $2,247,500 | 27,245 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-08 00:26 | 2005-02-04 | WALLACE BEVERLY B | Officer - President-Financial Svcs Group | OPT+S | $45.00 | 10,000 | $450,000 | 34,443 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-08 00:26 | 2005-02-04 | STEAKLEY JOSEPH N | Officer - SVP - Internal Audit | OPT+S | $45.56 | 30,000 | $1,366,797 | 40,901 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-08 00:26 | 2005-02-04 | LINDLER PATRICIA T | Officer - SVP - Government Programs | OPT+S | $45.51 | 20,000 | $910,160 | 26,331 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-08 01:46 | 2005-02-04 | LINDLER PATRICIA T | Officer - SVP - Government Programs | SELL | $45.53 | 4,500 | $204,885 | 26,331 | -14.6% |
| 2005-02-08 00:26 | 2005-02-04 | ELTON ROSALYN S | Officer - SVP-Operations Finance | OPT+S | $45.00 | 65,000 | $2,925,000 | 39,662 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-04 02:04 | 2005-02-02 | YUSPEH ALAN R | Officer - SVP - Ethics & Compliance | SELL | $44.79 | 1,874 | $83,936 | 10,447 | -15.2% |
| 2005-02-04 02:04 | 2005-02-02 | BOVENDER JACK O JR | Director, Officer - Chairman and CEO | OPT+S | $44.70 | 500,000 | $22,348,450 | 263,370 | 0.0% |
| 2005-02-01 02:17 | 2005-01-31 | TAVENNER MARILYN B | Officer - President-Outpatient Svcs Grp | OPT+S | $45.00 | 21,250 | $956,250 | 28,321 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-15 00:28 | 2004-12-13 | STEAKLEY JOSEPH N | Officer - SVP - Internal Audit | OPT+S | $41.00 | 20,000 | $820,000 | 17,212 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-15 01:51 | 2004-12-10 | MOORE A BRUCE JR | Officer - COO - Outpatient Services | OPT+S | $41.29 | 13,150 | $542,912 | 48,961 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-07 00:54 | 2004-12-02 | RUTHERFORD BILL B | Officer - CFO - Eastern Group | OPT+S | $40.00 | 12,154 | $486,160 | 37,807 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-07 00:54 | 2004-12-02 | JOHNSON R MILTON | Officer - Executive Vice President & CFO | OPT+S | $39.90 | 15,000 | $598,500 | 30,656 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-07 00:53 | 2004-12-02 | GEORGE V CARL | Officer - SVP-Development | OPT+S | $39.85 | 20,000 | $797,000 | 26,898 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-07 00:53 | 2004-12-03 | CAMPBELL VICTOR L | Officer - SVP | OPT+S | $40.05 | 78,000 | $3,123,900 | 200,819 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-01 23:00 | 2004-11-30 | ANDERSON DAVID GWIN | Officer - SVP-Finance and Treasurer | OPT+S | $39.52 | 12,000 | $474,277 | 29,203 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-01 23:00 | 2004-11-30 | HOUSER FRANK M MD | Officer - SVP-Quality & Medical Director | OPT+S | $39.22 | 30,387 | $1,191,638 | 31,066 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-01 23:00 | 2004-11-29 | GEORGE V CARL | Officer - SVP-Development | OPT+S | $39.37 | 14,000 | $551,155 | 26,898 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-01 23:00 | 2004-11-30 | CAMPBELL VICTOR L | Officer - SVP | OPT+S | $39.46 | 45,581 | $1,798,777 | 200,819 | 0.0% |
| 2004-12-02 01:36 | 2004-12-01 | BRACKEN RICHARD M | Director, Officer - President and COO | OPT+S | $39.86 | 22,790 | $908,425 | 95,353 | 0.0% |
| 2004-11-17 19:13 | 2004-11-15 | AVERHOFF MAGDALENA MD | Director | SELL | $39.44 | 7,400 | $291,865 | 6,703 | -52.5% |
| 2004-09-09 01:01 | 2004-09-08 | YUSPEH ALAN R | Officer - SVP - Ethics & Compliance | SELL | $39.23 | 2,500 | $98,075 | 6,016 | -29.4% |
| 2004-06-16 01:18 | 2004-06-15 | HOUSER FRANK M MD | Officer - SVP-Quality & Medical Director | OPT+S | $40.00 | 10,000 | $400,000 | 30,410 | 0.0% |
| 2004-06-09 21:35 | 2004-06-08 | GEORGE V CARL | Officer - SVP-Development | OPT+S | $40.88 | 8,500 | $347,485 | 26,359 | 0.0% |
| 2004-06-07 23:11 | 2004-06-03 | GEORGE V CARL | Officer - SVP-Development | OPT+S | $40.86 | 14,000 | $571,985 | 26,359 | 0.0% |
| 2004-05-21 16:35 | 2004-05-19 | RUTHERFORD BILL B | Officer - CFO - Eastern Group | OPT+S | $40.01 | 36,000 | $1,440,526 | 37,095 | 0.0% |
| 2004-05-06 19:26 | 2004-05-04 | GRINNEY JAY | Officer - President-Eastern Group | OPT+S | $40.63 | 62,500 | $2,539,219 | 37,896 | 0.0% |
| 2004-04-30 23:10 | 2004-04-29 | WATERMAN ROBERT A | Officer - SVP and General Counsel | OPT+S | $41.05 | 190,000 | $7,799,424 | 59,966 | 0.0% |
| 2004-04-30 23:09 | 2004-04-28 | WATERMAN ROBERT A | Officer - SVP and General Counsel | OPT+S | $41.03 | 160,000 | $6,565,568 | 59,966 | 0.0% |
| 2004-04-27 01:37 | 2004-04-26 | YUSPEH ALAN R | Officer - SVP - Ethics & Compliance | SELL | $41.14 | 3,000 | $123,420 | 8,617 | -25.8% |
| 2004-04-27 01:17 | 2004-04-23 | HAZEN SAMUEL N | Officer - President-Western Group | OPT+S | $41.52 | 13,674 | $567,811 | 50,619 | 0.0% |
| 2004-03-16 01:21 | 2004-03-15 | TAVENNER MARILYN B | Officer - President-Outpatient Svcs Grp | SELL | $41.28 | 1,088 | $44,913 | 12,650 | -7.9% |
| 2004-02-26 22:07 | 2004-02-24 | YUSPEH ALAN R | Officer - SVP - Ethics & Compliance | SELL | $42.38 | 998 | $42,295 | 12,202 | -7.6% |
| 2004-02-23 18:13 | 2004-02-20 | TAVENNER MARILYN B | Officer - President-Outpatient Svcs Grp | OPT+S | $42.73 | 2,635 | $112,594 | 14,104 | 0.0% |
| 2004-02-20 03:21 | 2004-02-17 | TAVENNER MARILYN B | Officer - President-Outpatient Svcs Grp | OPT+S | $44.01 | 1,115 | $49,068 | 14,104 | 0.0% |
| 2004-02-07 00:07 | 2004-02-04 | ANDERSON DAVID GWIN | Officer - SVP-Finance and Treasurer | OPT+S | $45.00 | 15,000 | $675,000 | 29,445 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $HCA Trades
Not every insider transaction in HCA Healthcare, Inc. is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $HCA shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for HCA
Insider activity data for HCA Healthcare, Inc. is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $HCA, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.