NHC
National HealthCareBNYSE American / Health Care Equipment & Services
Last Price
At close
2026-08-03
Current thesis
Q1 adjusted earnings growth and the dividend increase support underlying operating resilience, while the acquisition could add scale and earnings if integration and financing are controlled. The bull case requires confirmation that Q2 execution and post-close economics are intact.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.5.
What can break
Peer coverage is limited and the closest available peer has a different business mix.
Momentum
85
Value
58
Sentiment
55
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $229.00 · Bull $255.00 · Bear $195.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-08-03
Fundamentals
As of 2026-08-03 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-08-03 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-08-03 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-08-03
Investment thesis
As of 2026-08-03
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Why
Momentum85 · Δ7d +2.4
Value58 · Δ7d +0.4
Sentiment55 · Δ7d -0.5
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
85
10% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+2.4
Δ21d
+7.1
Value
58
40% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.4
Δ21d
-0.6
Sentiment
55
49% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.5
Δ21d
-9.7
Why this grade
Composite grade B. Momentum 84.5 / Value 58.0 / Sentiment 55.2
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-08-03
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-08-03
Market Cap
$3.48B
Beta
0.65
Shares Out
15.62M
P/E (TTM)
20.2
P/S (TTM)
1.35
P/FCF (TTM)
18.69
Rev YoY
+2.2%
EPS YoY
+10.0%
Gross Margin
+52.7%
Op Margin
+8.1%
Net Debt
-$222.11M
Current Ratio
1.86
As of 2026-08-03 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology