For-profit hospital stock report: Week of Feb. 6-10

Kelly Gooch - Monday, February 13th, 2017

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

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw the largest increase in share price, with shares rising 3.4 percent.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health saw its share price rise 0.9 percent, the least of any of the major for-profit hospital operators.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings saw their stock prices fall last week.

Here is how the five operators stacked up.

Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $6.60 per share (down 0.2 percent)
HCA Holdings (Nashville, Tenn.): $83.63 per share (down 0.2 percent)
LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $61.22 per share (up 0.9 percent)
Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $18.97 per share (up 3.4 percent)
Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $116.45 per share (up 2.2 percent)