10 Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy with Highest Upside Potential

7. HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)

Analyst Upside: 38.83%

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) is one of the best healthcare stocks to buy with highest upside potential. HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) and The College of Health Care Professions announced on May 27 an agreement for HCA Healthcare to acquire ownership of CHCP. CHCP provides healthcare education to more than 8,000 students per year, across 10 campuses throughout Texas and online. Management stated that the agreement highlights a shared commitment to academic quality, student success, and workforce readiness. HCA Healthcare and CHCP have been partnering for decades, primarily through clinical sites, program advisory boards, and career placement.

For additional reference, in its financial results for fiscal Q1 2026, HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) reported that revenues rose 4.3% to $19.109 billion. Net income attributable to the company increased 0.6% to $1.620 billion, while diluted earnings per share and diluted earnings per share, as adjusted, increased 10.9 percent to $7.15 per diluted share. The company also reported that cash flows from operating activities grew 22.0% to $2.014 billion.

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) is a health services company involved in operating hospitals, urgent care facilities, freestanding surgery centers, emergency care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, comprehensive rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, and several more. The company operates general and acute care hospitals that offer medical and surgical services.