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About National HealthCare Corporation
National HealthCare Corporation engages in the operation of services to skilled nursing facilities, assisted and independent living facilities, homecare and hospice agencies, and health hospitals. It operates through two segments: Inpatient and Homecare and Hospice Services. The company's skilled nursing facilities offer licensed therapy services, nutrition services, social services, activities, and housekeeping and laundry services, as well as m… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Care Facilities
Exchange: NYSE MKT
IPO Date: January 20, 1987
Headquarters: 100 East Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN, United States, 37130
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$225.09
Market Cap
$3.71B
Float
12.7M
Shares Outstanding
15.7M
P/E (Forward)
9.89
P/E (TTM)
26.31
Price/Sales (TTM)
2.38
vs. Analyst Target
-97.3% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
9.00%
Operating Margin (TTM)
11.99%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
67.10%
Dividend Rate
2.7%
Analyst Target Price
$6.15
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$981M
$41.9M
$371M
$95.8M
2021
$1.01B
$139M
$345M
$192M
2022
$1.07B
$22.4M
$388M
$68.3M
2023
$1.14B
$66.8M
$429M
$131M
2024
$1.30B
$102M
$487M
$183M
2025
$1.52B
$120M
$597M
$214M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$383M
$39.2M
Dec 2025
$387M
$24.8M
Mar 2026
$382M
$35.9M
Jun 2026
$408M
$40.3M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
18.9%
Institutional Ownership
66.8%
Short Float
5.9%
% of All Funds Holding
2.82%
Number of Funds Holding
248
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$221.29
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$177.29
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$141.90
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$108.49
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$175.99
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$140.23
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$117.29
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
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