For-profit hospital stock report: Week of Dec. 12-16

Three of the major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services saw the largest decrease in share price, with shares falling 4.5 percent.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw its share price fall 0.4 percent, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings and Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw their share prices rise.

Here is how the five operators stacked up.

  • Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $5.58 per share (down 2.6 percent)
  • HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $73.88 per share (up 0.9 percent)
  • LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $58.35 per share (up 2.5 percent)
  • Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $15.12 per share (down 0.4 percent)
  • Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $107.08 per share (down 4.5 percent)

 

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