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Stocks Info
National Healthcare Corp is listed on the AMEX in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Medical Care Facilities industry. The current market capitalization of National Healthcare Corp is $1.64B. A total of 0.14 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 55.05K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Shelly Timothy J. sold 614 shares of NHC for 121.44 per share on Dec 13 ’24. After the transaction, the Sr.VP Operations now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 31 ’24, NATIONAL HEALTH CORP sold 25,729 shares at 107.85 per share. NHC shares that Affiliate owns now total 1,030,887.
Among the insiders who bought shares, National Health Corporation (N acquired of 55,000 shares on Dec 20 ’24 at a per-share price of $111.00. In another insider transaction, NATIONAL HEALTH CORP sold 28,147 shares at $113.71 per share on Dec 20 ’24. Company shares held by the Affiliate now total 1,056,616.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. National Healthcare Corp pays an annual dividend of $2.44, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.30%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.34. NHC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.7% when it declared a $0.64 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/30/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/28/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.36%. The NHC stock dividend was $0.61 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NHC has a high of $138.49 and a low of $89.14.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. NHC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $256.02M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $166.66M in debt and $263.20M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $64.98, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $908.46M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NHC is Buy with a score of 3.00.
