Company Overview: Ramsay Health Care Limited (ASX: RHC) is engaged in providing a range of acute and primary healthcare services. The company owns and operates private hospitals, imaging centres, primary care clinics, day surgery facilities, and pharmacies in Australia, the UK, and many other countries. Additionally, RHC engaged in delivering allied and mental health, rehabilitation, and a range of at-home and in-community healthcare services. Kalkine’s Daily Report covers the Key Financial Metrics, Risks, Outlook, and Technical Analysis along with the Valuation, Target Price, and Recommendation on the stock.
Section 1.0: Key Metrics in Pictures
Having looked at the key financial metrics above the below sections provide an in-depth fundamental, and technical analysis on this Health Care Providers & Services Stock along with recommendation, technical support, and resistance level & indicative stop-loss.
Section 2.0: Ramsay Health Care Limited (‘Buy’ at AUD 51.640 closing market price per share as on 9 January 2024)
2.1 Company Details
2.2 Valuation, Technical Summary & Stock Recommendation
The stock has witnessed a dip of ~7.09% in the last six months, and over the last one year, it has decreased by ~21.86%. The stock has a 52-week low and 52-week high of AUD 46.760 and AUD 69.660, respectively, and is currently trading below the 52-week high-low average. RHC was last covered in a report dated ’20 December 2023’.
Markets are trading in a highly volatile zone currently due to certain macro-economic issues and geopolitical issues prevailing geopolitical tensions. Therefore, it is prudent to follow a cautious approach while investing.
Note 1: Past performance is neither an Indicator nor a guarantee of future performance.
Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is 9 January 2024. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.
Note 3: Investment decisions should be made depending on an individual’s appetite for upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. An ‘Exit’ from the stock can be considered if the Target Price mentioned as per the Valuation and or the technical levels provided has been achieved and is subject to the factors discussed above.
Technical Indicators Defined: -
Support: A level at which the stock prices tend to find support if they are falling, and a downtrend may take a pause backed by demand or buying interest. Support 1 refers to the nearby support level for the stock and if the price breaches the level, then Support 2 may act as the crucial support level for the stock.
Resistance: A level at which the stock prices tend to find resistance when they are rising, and an uptrend may take a pause due to profit booking or selling interest. Resistance 1 refers to the nearby resistance level for the stock and if the price surpasses the level, then Resistance 2 may act as the crucial resistance level for the stock.
Stop-loss: It is a level to protect further losses in case of unfavourable movement in the stock prices.