National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Stock Analysis
Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $198.25: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); Near 52-week high (0.7% away).
National HealthCare Corporation operates skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living, homecare/hospice, and behavioral health services across 9 states, primarily in the Southeast and Midwest. In fiscal 2025, 96.8% of net operating revenues came from... Read more
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $198.25: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); Near 52-week high (0.7% away). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.6/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 80d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — National HealthCare Corporation
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- Does 2026 Rent Reset And Activist Pressure With NHI Recast The Bull Case For National HealthCare (NHC)? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- Does 2026 Rent Reset And Activist Pressure With NHI Recast The Bull Case For National HealthCare (NHC)? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance UK positive
- NHC Foods Ltd is Rated Sell by MarketsMOJO - Markets Mojo — Markets Mojo negative
- Vest Financial LLC Purchases 12,759 Shares of National HealthCare Corporation $NHC - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NHC Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.555 Per Share for Q2 2026 - geneonline.com — geneonline.com positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $198.25: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); Near 52-week high (0.7% away). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $184.81. Score 4.6/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $195.63 (-1.3% upside). Prior stop was $184.81. Stop-loss: $184.81.
Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); Near 52-week high (0.7% away); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1).
National HealthCare Corporation trades at a P/E of 24.6 (forward 450.3). TrendMatrix value score: 5.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
What does National HealthCare Corporation do?National HealthCare Corporation operates skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living,...
National HealthCare Corporation operates skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, independent living, homecare/hospice, and behavioral health services across 9 states, primarily in the Southeast and Midwest. In fiscal 2025, 96.8% of net operating revenues came from healthcare services; Medicare provided 31% and Medicaid 30% of net patient revenues. The company is purchasing 32 skilled nursing and 3 independent living facilities from NHI for $560M, resolving a disputed Master Lease.