Personal CFO Solutions LLC Makes New $852,000 Investment in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Personal CFO Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,750 shares of the health services provider's stock, valued at approximately $852,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Choreo LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 1,822 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $325,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 1.1% in the third quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,704 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $1,306,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 3.0% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,238 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $512,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 14.4% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 516 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 3,060 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $549,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.05% of the company's stock.

Universal Health Services Price Performance

Universal Health Services stock opened at $172.04 on Friday. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.68 and a 1 year high of $243.25. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $183.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $203.15. The company has a market cap of $11.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.44, a PEG ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.39.

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Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The health services provider reported $4.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.71. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 6.66% and a return on equity of 15.75%. The firm had revenue of $4.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.01 billion. Sell-side analysts predict that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.47%. Universal Health Services's payout ratio is 4.75%.

Insider Activity at Universal Health Services

In other Universal Health Services news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,614 shares of the business's 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 directly owns 5,879 shares in the company, valued at $1,123,770.85. The trade was a 21.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 16.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UHS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $285.00 to $230.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 25th. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $275.00 to $251.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. StockNews.com cut shares of Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, November 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Universal Health Services from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $228.00 to $198.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $231.17.

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.

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