National HealthCare Corporation Common Stock (NHC)

About NHC

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…

Sector

Health Care

Industry

Hospital/Nursing Management

Employees

15,278

Website

nhccare.com/

Fundamentals

1-day range

$221.28$224.75

Market cap

$3.48B

P/E (trailing)

24.82

P/E (forward)

517.91

EPS (trailing)

$8.90

Dividend yield

3.07%

Beta

0.62

Avg. volume

131.0K

Ex-dividend date

September 30, 2026

Dividend pay date

October 30, 2026

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Latest news

• NHC Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earnings
  Yahoo · 8/7/2026
• National Healthcare Q2 Adj. EPS $1.74 Up From $1.65 YoY, Sales $408.025M Up From $374.910M YoY
  Benzinga · 8/7/2026
• NHC Announces Common Dividend
  Yahoo · 8/7/2026

• Gifford David R. · August 25, 2026 · Sale

  1.8K @ $225.42
• Emil E. Hassan · June 22, 2026 · Sale

  5.9K @ $200
• Brian F. Kidd · June 16, 2026 · Gift

  500
• Emil E. Hassan · June 16, 2026 · Sale

  1.6K @ $199.98
• Robert G. Adams · June 8, 2026 · Option Exercise

  4.0K @ $69.19
• Robert G. Adams · June 8, 2026 · Gift

  4.0K
• Lisa Piercey · June 1, 2026 · Buy

  949 @ $184.26
• Ben Anderson Flatt Sr. · May 22, 2026 · Option Exercise

  4.0K @ $94.1
• Ben Anderson Flatt Sr. · May 22, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  2.7K @ $196
• Richard F. Laroche Jr. · May 21, 2026 · Sale

  7.5K @ $195.14
• Stephen Fowler Flatt · May 20, 2026 · Gift

  26
• Timothy J. Shelly · May 19, 2026 · Sale

  1.9K @ $197.22
• Stephen Fowler Flatt · May 14, 2026 · Option Exercise

  1.0K @ $90.62
• Stephen Fowler Flatt · May 14, 2026 · Option Exercise

  5.0K @ $94.1
• Stephen Fowler Flatt · May 14, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  4.5K @ $197.96

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held

9.35M

Total value held

$1.40B

Institutional holders

230