Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Mar 14, 2026

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Research Idea

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Q4 2025 beat with favorable 2026 revenue guidance, a ~$1.9B+ Conifer/CommonSpirit cash inflow, and explicit capital‑return plans create a strong near‑term re‑rating story; the stock gapped ~17% and is up ~19% over 21 days, making THC a high‑momentum healthcare name for tactical longs.

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Idea window: 2/13/2026 – 2/20/2026Sector: Healthcare

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$227.63
Market Cap
$20.01B
1D Return
+1.29%
YTD Return
+14.55%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
14.2
P/B
4.7
P/S
0.9
EV/EBITDA
7.4
Div Yield
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Fundamental Analysis

8.0

Key Financial Insights: • Strong cashflow • High leverage • Large intangibles THC produces strong cash flow and operating returns but is offset by high leverage, large intangibles, and diluted net earnings from noncontrolling interests.

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Price Behavior

7.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Price below trend • Momentum weakening • Buyer re-test zone Support Level: $224–$229 Resistance Level: $244.80 Price closed below the last month average (~$235) at $227.63, signaling short-term bearish momentum after the Mar 4 peak ($244.80) and a likely buyer re-test zone at $224–$229.

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Sentiment & News

6.0

Key News Insights: • Bullish analyst focus • Mixed institutional flows • Post-earnings weakness Tenet Healthcare drew heightened analyst and institutional attention in Feb–Mar 2026—Zacks repeatedly flagged the stock and several funds materially adjusted positions—yet shares slipped ~3.2% after earnings, signaling mixed near-term sentiment.

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AI Summary

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Positive

Tenet is now primarily a balance‑sheet/cash‑conversion bet—upside depends on timely realization of Conifer proceeds and sustaining >$2B annual FCF to materially reduce leverage (and interest burden), so investors should only increase exposure if Conifer installment timing, net‑debt trajectory/interest coverage, and a halt to aggressive buybacks until leverage meaningfully improves are clearly demonstrated.

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Description

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company organized into Hospital Operations and Other, Ambulatory Care, and Conifer segments. Its hospital network provides a full range of inpatient and specialty clinical services—from acute and critical care to advanced transplant, cardiac and neurosurgical procedures—while its outpatient portfolio includes surgery centers, urgent care, imaging sites and off-campus emergency locations. The company also offers business process services such as hospital and physician revenue cycle management and patient engagement, and as of February 2022 operated 60 hospitals and roughly 550 additional care sites; it is headquartered in Dallas and was incorporated in 1975.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Feb 13Feb 20THCTenet Healthcare Corporation
Q4 2025 beat with favorable 2026 revenue guidance, a ~$1.9B+ Conifer/CommonSpirit cash inflow, and explicit capital‑return plans create a strong near‑term re‑rating story; the stock gapped ~17% and is up ~19% over 21 days, making THC a high‑momentum healthcare name for tactical longs.
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