JPMorgan assumed coverage of HCA Healthcare (HCA) with a Neutral rating and $380 price target The firm believes favorable trends across sales and expenses for managed care companies should allow for margin expansion in 2025, but considers the setup into 2026 to be more bearish, saying potential volume rollover and regulatory uncertainty following the November elections present an “imperfect storm” of payer mix headwinds and a negative overhang on go-forward sentiment for the hospitals.
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