Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Has $5.03 Million Position in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 13.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 28,027 shares of the health services provider's stock after selling 4,402 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $5,029,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of UHS. HB Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Universal Health Services in the fourth quarter valued at $225,000. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC boosted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 43.2% during the 4th quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 40,303 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $7,231,000 after acquiring an additional 12,163 shares during the period. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 63.6% in the fourth quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,438 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $617,000 after purchasing an additional 1,336 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in Universal Health Services by 63.7% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,884 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $517,000 after acquiring an additional 1,122 shares during the period. Finally, Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Universal Health Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $72,000. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UHS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Universal Health Services from $285.00 to $230.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $219.00 price target on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $223.00 price objective for the company. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $256.00 to $271.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Universal Health Services from $222.00 to $211.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $226.14.

Universal Health Services Price Performance

Shares of UHS traded down $4.25 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $185.65. The company had a trading volume of 721,371 shares, compared to its average volume of 365,221. The company has a market capitalization of $12.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $188.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $207.37. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.68 and a 1-year high of $243.25.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The health services provider reported $3.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.75 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $3.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.90 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 15.75% and a net margin of 6.66%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.55 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current year.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 3rd. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.32%.

Insider Activity

In other Universal Health Services news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,614 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $191.15, for a total transaction of $308,516.10. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,879 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,123,770.85. This represents a 21.54 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 16.10% of the company's stock.

About Universal Health Services

Universal Health Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. It operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. The company's hospitals offer general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic and coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services, and/or behavioral health services.