: HCA Healthcare shares drop as third quarter profit falls below expectations

Shares of HCA Healthcare HCA fell 9% premarket Tuesday, after the hospital operator reported third quarter profit that missed analysts’ expectations. Net income was $1.079 billion, or $3.91 per share, compared with $1.134 billion, or $3.91 per share, a year earlier. The FactSet earnings per share consensus was $3.98. Results were dragged down by the Valesco physician staffing joint venture, which performed below expectations, HCA CEO Sam Hazen said in a statement. Revenue totaled $16.213...