National Healthcare Corp.

NHCAMEXUSD
223.83 USD
0.90 (0.40%)🟢PRE MARKET (AS OF 04:16 AM EDT)
🟢Market: OPEN

Shares of National Healthcare Corp. (NHC) are trading at $223.83. Technical and fundamental signals align bullishtechnicals rate "Buy" while fundamentals indicate "Buy". This is driven by a robust Altman Z-Score and a bullish Golden Cross on the moving averages. On valuation, NHC trades roughly in line with sector averages — neither particularly cheap nor expensive.

Technical & fundamental data as of Aug 25, 2026.

Open?$224.91
High?$224.91
Low?$223.83
Prev. Close?$224.73
Volume?1
Avg. Volume?110.1K
VWAP?$224.83
Rel. Volume?0.00x
Bid / Ask
Bid?$162.03 × 200
Ask?$288.49 × 100
Spread?$126.46
Midpoint?$225.26
Valuation & Ratios
Market Cap?3.5B
Shares Out?15.7M
Float?11.5M
Float %?73.5%
P/E Ratio?25.09
P/B Ratio?3.14
EPS?$8.96
Dividend?1.13%
Ex-Dividend?2026-09-30
News
Profile
National Healthcare Corp provides long-term care facilities. Its principal business includes operating skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and home care programs. The company's activities include providing sub-acute and post-acute skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, rehabilitative care, memory and Alzheimer's care, senior living services, and home health care services. In addition, the company also provides management services, accounting, and financial services, as well as insurance services to third-party operators of healthcare facilities. Its reportable segments include Inpatient services and Home care and hospice services. The majority of revenue is derived from the Inpatient services segment.
Employees
15.3K
Market Cap
3.6B
Industry
SERVICES-SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES
Listed
1987-01-20
Address
100 E. VINE ST
MURFREESBORO, TN 37130
Phone: (615) 890-2020
Technical OutlookBuy
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
Long-Term (Tide)? Bullish(+2/3)
Medium-Term (Wave)? Bearish(-1/3)
Short-Term (Ripple)? Bearish(-2/3)
MA Alignment?Mixed
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Fundamental OutlookBuy
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
F-Score?
60
Z-Score?
100
Momentum?
80
Short Sent.?
69
Piotroski F-Score?5/9Mixed
Altman Z-Score?12.42Safe
Confidence?70%Moderate
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Short InterestHigh
Short % of Float?6.59%Elevated
Short Interest?756.9K
Days to Cover?5.9
Free Float11.5M
Avg Daily Volume129.3K
Settlement Date2026-08-14
Financial Health
Current Ratio?1.86Adequate
Quick Ratio?1.83Adequate
Cash Ratio?0.17Low
Debt/Equity?0.00Low
ValuationFAIRLY VALUEDvs 1 peers + S&P 500
Score
78/100
P/E?
Peers
100
S&P
47
25.1FAIR
P/B?
Peers
100
S&P
54
3.14FAIR
P/S?
Peers
100
S&P
61
2.26CHEAP
P/FCF?
Peers
100
S&P
42
24.0FAIR
EV/EBITDA?
Peers
100
S&P
32
18.3FAIR
EV/Sales?
Peers
100
S&P
71
2.23CHEAP
Returns & Efficiency
ROE?
Peers
50
S&P
45
12.5%STRONG
ROA?
Peers
50
S&P
71
9.1%STRONG
Cash Flow & Enterprise
FCF?$146.5M
Enterprise Value?$3.5B
Fundamentals ratios updated end of day