On our screens:Stocks with no debtCheap stocks by free cash flow yieldQuality compoundersQuality at a reasonable price
What is the market doing?
What the tape says about NHC
National HealthCare Corporation is +109% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 88 points ahead of the market.
+109%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +30%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 42
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 6.0%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $221.61
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- +0.94%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +109%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +235%
- vs 50-day average$216.02
- +2.6%
- 52-week high
- $235.83
- 52-week low
- $107.83
- Annualised volatility
- 32%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$3.2M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +62% |
| 2025 | +30% |
| 2024 | +19% |
| 2023 | +61% |
| 2022 | −9.4% |
| 2021 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | −21% |
| 2019 | +13% |
| 2018 | +32% |
| 2017 | −17% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.61% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.38% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.1% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.48% |
| May | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.7% |
| Jun | 10 | 8 of 10 | +2.5% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +3.1% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.8% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.93% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.02% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +4.5% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.1% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Medical Care Facilities
Ranks #16 of 25 by Smart Score