National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Stock Analysis
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Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $194.93: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); Near 52-week high (4.9% 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 $194.93: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); Near 52-week high (4.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 55, MACD bullish. Score 4.5/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — National HealthCare Corporation
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- NEWS Does 2026 Rent Reset And Activist Pressure With NHI Recast The Bull Case For National HealthCare (NHC)? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Does 2026 Rent Reset And Activist Pressure With NHI Recast The Bull Case For National HealthCare (NHC)? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance UK positive
- NEWS NHC Foods Ltd is Rated Sell by MarketsMOJO - Markets Mojo — Markets Mojo negative
- NEWS Vest Financial LLC Purchases 12,759 Shares of National HealthCare Corporation $NHC - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS NHC Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.555 Per Share for Q2 2026 - geneonline.com — geneonline.com positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 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
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $194.93: Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); Near 52-week high (4.9% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 55, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $182.67. Score 4.5/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $200.96 (+3.1% upside). Prior stop was $182.67. Stop-loss: $182.67.
Earnings expected to decline ~95% (cyclical peak); Near 52-week high (4.9% away); Leverage penalty (D/E 3.6): -1.5.
National HealthCare Corporation trades at a P/E of 25.1 (forward 459.8). TrendMatrix value score: 5.3/10. 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.