HCA Healthcare slips after maintaining annual forecast
** Shares of hospital operator HCA Healthcare HCA.N fall 3.7% to $302.04
** HCA beat Q1 profit and revenue estimates, but left its annual forecast unchanged
** At least two analysts say unchanged outlook may disappoint investors after the firm reported better-than-expected results
** "The company merely maintained its guidance for the full year, which may disappoint investors that have been bidding up shares since late 2023 as a way of riding the surging medical utilization wave" - Morningstar analyst Julie Utterback
** HCA reports Q1 adjusted profit of $5.36 per share, beating estimate of $5.01 per share - LSEG data
** Posts quarterly revenue of $17.34 bln, above estimate of $16.78 bln
** Including session moves, stock is up 11.4% YTD
** Shares of other hospital operators also down; Tenet Healthcare's THC.N stock falls 4% to $93.57 and Universal Health Services UHS.N drops 1.8% to $162.08
Reporting by Sneha S K in Bengaluru
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