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Universal Health Services (UHS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$176.26 -12.47 (-6.61%)
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About Universal Health Services Stock (NYSE:UHS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$177.23
$185.21
50-Day Range
$163.21
$193.23
52-Week Range
$152.69
$243.25
Volume
439,186 shs
Average Volume
735,519 shs
Market Capitalization
$11.46 billion
P/E Ratio
11.75
Dividend Yield
0.45%
Price Target
$228.38
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. It also provides commercial health insurance services; and various management services, which include central purchasing, information, finance and control systems, facilities planning, physician recruitment, administrative personnel management, marketing, and public relations services. Universal Health Services, Inc. founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

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Universal Health Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

UHS MarketRank™: 

Universal Health Services scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 916 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Universal Health Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Universal Health Services has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Universal Health Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Universal Health Services are expected to grow by 11.12% in the coming year, from $15.92 to $17.69 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Universal Health Services is 11.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.15.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Universal Health Services is 11.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 22.95.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Universal Health Services has a PEG Ratio of 0.53. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Universal Health Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Universal Health Services' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.15% of the float of Universal Health Services has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Universal Health Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Universal Health Services has recently increased by 43.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Universal Health Services has a dividend yield of 0.43%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Universal Health Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Universal Health Services is 4.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Universal Health Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.52% next year. This indicates that Universal Health Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Universal Health Services' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.15% of the float of Universal Health Services has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Universal Health Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Universal Health Services has recently increased by 43.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Universal Health Services has a news sentiment score of 1.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Universal Health Services this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 3 people have searched for UHS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 10 people have added Universal Health Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Universal Health Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $179,160.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    16.10% of the stock of Universal Health Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.05% of the stock of Universal Health Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Universal Health Services' insider trading history.
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UHS Stock News Headlines

Universal Health initiated with an Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
Now I look stupid. Real stupid...
I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.
RBC Capital Sticks to Its Hold Rating for Universal Health (UHS)
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UHS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Universal Health Services' stock was trading at $179.42 at the start of the year. Since then, UHS stock has increased by 0.4% and is now trading at $180.0990.
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Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 26th. The health services provider reported $4.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.71. The health services provider earned $4.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.01 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 6.66% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.75%.
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Universal Health Services' board initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, July 24th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Universal Health Services' top institutional investors include Versant Capital Management Inc and Kera Capital Partners Inc.. Insiders that own company stock include Marc D Miller, Steve Filton, Maria Ruderman Singer, Eileen C Mcdonnell, Matthew Jay Peterson, Warren J Nimetz, Lawrence S Gibbs and Nina Chen-Langenmayr.
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Shares of UHS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Universal Health Services investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Adobe (ADBE) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/26/2025
Record date for 3/17 Dividend
3/03/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/17 Dividend
3/03/2025
Dividend Payable
3/17/2025
Today
4/04/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
General medical & surgical hospitals
Sub-Industry
Health Care Facilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:UHS
Employees
93,800
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$228.38
High Stock Price Target
$274.00
Low Stock Price Target
$198.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.54
Forward P/E Ratio
11.84
P/E Growth
0.53
Net Income
$717.79 million
Pretax Margin
8.70%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$15.83 billion
Cash Flow
$19.93 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.46
Book Value
$92.24 per share
Price / Book
2.04

Miscellaneous

Free Float
55,345,000
Market Cap
$12.26 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.32
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This page (NYSE:UHS) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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