HCA Holdings Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Wednesday after the hospital operator forecast third quarter earnings below the Wall Street consensus. HCA shares dropped 10% to $68.47. The company expects third-quarter earnings of $1.17 a share on revenue of $9.86 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of $1.22 a share on revenue of $9.85 billion. For the year, HCA expects earnings of $5.20 to $5.25 a share. Analysts had forecast $5.29 a share.
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