National Healthcare
- Market cap
- 3.46B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 24.85
- P/Bi
- 3.09
- EPSi
- 7.67
- Div yieldi
- 1.17%
- 52W posi
- 86%
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
Shares of National Healthcare closed at 221.19, down 3.10%. Its market capitalisation is about 3.46B, the #2365 most valuable US-listed company we track. The trailing P/E of 25.65 is 15% above its five-year average of 22.38. Income-focused holders are looking at a trailing yield of 1.17% here. Over the past year the stock has ranged from 115.49 to 238.57; it now sits 86% up that band.
✦ StockVane Quant Insights how this is computed
- Twelve-month momentum in the top 8% of the universe, above its 200-day average.
- Signal has read BUY for 6 months.
- Recent price momentum is +46.5% on average (3-month/1-year).
- Main-fund capital flow has been a net inflow over the last 45 sessions.
- Price is below its 20-day average and below its 60-day average.
- The 20-day average is above the 60-day average, a short-term uptrend.
Computed by a StockVane algorithm from historical price, valuation and analyst data - not a person, not a forecast guarantee, and not investment advice.
Factor grades
Ranked against 977 U.S. stocks StockVane covers.
Valuation C+
How expensive the stock is versus earnings, sales and its own 5-year history.
| P/E (TTM) | 25.9x | Better than 33% |
| Price / Sales | 2.3x | Better than 59% |
Growth A
How fast revenue, profit and free cash flow are compounding.
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) | 12.2% | Better than 72% |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) | 74.9% | Better than 95% |
| Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) | 51.3% | Better than 86% |
Profitability C+
How much profit the business keeps from each dollar of sales and capital.
| Gross margin | 39.3% | Better than 44% |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | Better than 29% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | Better than 38% |
| Return on equity | 11.7% | Better than 45% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% | Better than 55% |
Momentum A
Recent price strength, skipping the latest month to avoid short-term noise.
| 3-month return | 6.8% | Better than 70% |
| 6-month return | 39.3% | Better than 86% |
| 12-month return (ex latest month) | 86.8% | Better than 92% |
| Distance below 52-week high | 3.4% | Better than 94% |
Financial Health A
Balance-sheet strength: leverage, liquidity and interest coverage.
| Current ratio | 1.8x | Better than 64% |
| Debt to assets | 5.7% | Better than 85% |
| Interest coverage | 26.5x | Better than 83% |
| Free cash flow / net income | 123.8% | Better than 59% |
Analyst View N/A
What the Street thinks: share of Buy ratings and upside to the average target.
Not enough data to grade this factor.
Grades are relative rankings, not forecasts: A+ is the top 5% of the covered stocks on a factor, F the bottom 3%. Valuation is not adjusted for sector, so capital-light software tends to grade lower there than utilities. Recomputed every 6 hours from our market data. Not investment advice, and not tailored to your financial situation, goals, or risk tolerance.
Price chart
Performance
Key statistics
Price & volume
- Prev close
- 228.27
- Open
- 225.99
- Day range
- 220.40 - 229.19
- Avg price
- 224.11
- Volume
- 100.87K
- Turnover
- 22.60M
- Turnover ratei
- 0.79%
- Volume ratioi
- 0.99
- Amplitudei
- 3.85%
- 52-week rangei
- 115.49 - 238.57
Valuation
- P/Ei
- 28.84
- P/E (TTM)i
- 24.85
- P/Bi
- 3.09
- EPSi
- 7.67
- Book value / shi
- 71.66
- Net profit
- 120.12M
- Net assets
- 1.12B
Share structure
- Market cap
- 3.46B
- Float capi
- 2.81B
- Shares out
- 15.66M
- Float sharesi
- 12.71M
Dividend & listing
- Div yield (TTM)i
- 1.17%
- Dividend (TTM)
- 2.59
- Listing date
- 1970-01-01
7.3% below the 52-week high
Trading activity
Net capital flow main funds, last 45 sessions
+595.28K net over the window
Short interest
- Shares short
- 683.18K
- % of floati
- 4.36%
- Days to coveri
- 8.35
- As of
- 2026-09-15
Frequently asked questions
What is the current stock price of National Healthcare (NHC)?
National Healthcare last traded at 221.19. The quote on this page refreshes every few seconds while US markets are open.
What is National Healthcare's market cap?
About 3.46B.
What is the P/E ratio of National Healthcare?
The trailing twelve-month P/E is 24.85, above its own 5-year average of 22.38 — toward the top of its historical range (66.56% percentile). See the Valuation tab for the full history.
Does National Healthcare pay a dividend?
Yes. The trailing dividend yield is 1.17%. The 2025 payout was up 4.5% from 2024. See the Dividends tab for the full payment history.
What is National Healthcare's StockVane Quant Rating?
The StockVane Momentum strategy currently rates National Healthcare a B (Buy). Twelve-month momentum in the top 8% of the universe, above its 200-day average. Not investment advice.
Quote time 2026-10-08 04:03:22 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.