Benzinga - If history is any guide, there may be good fortune ahead for shares of HCA (NYSE:HCA) Healthcare (NYSE:HCA). A so-called "golden cross" has formed on its chart and, not surprisingly, this could be bullish for the stock.
What To Know: Many traders use moving average crossover systems to make their decisions.
When a shorter-term average price crosses above a longer-term average price, it could mean the stock is trending higher. If the short-term average price crosses below the long-term average price, it means the trend is lower.
Why It's Important: The 50-day and the 200-day simple moving averages are commonly used.
The golden cross occurs when the 50-day crosses above the 200-day. This could mean the long-term trend is changing.
That just happened with HCA Healthcare, which is trading around $238.28 at publication time.
Remember: Seasoned investors don't blindly trade Golden Crosses.
Instead, they use it as a signal to start looking for long positions based on other factors, like price levels and company fundamentals & events.
For seasoned investors, this is just a sign that it might be time to start considering possible long positions.
With that in mind, take a look at HCA Healthcare's past and upcoming earnings expectations:
| EPS Estimate | 3.88 | 3.70 | 4.25 | 4.54 |
| EPS Actual | 3.93 | 4.21 | 4.12 | 4.42 |
| Revenue Estimate | 15.00B | 14.72B | 14.74B | 15.37B |
| Revenue Actual | 14.97B | 14.82B | 14.95B | 15.06B |
Also consider this overview of HCA Healthcare analyst ratings:
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