Capital Fund Management S.A. Has $12.34 Million Position in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Capital Fund Management S.A. boosted its position in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 294.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 68,799 shares of the health services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 51,359 shares during the quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned about 0.10% of Universal Health Services worth $12,344,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 73.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,226 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $510,000 after acquiring an additional 939 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in Universal Health Services by 100.6% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 2,237 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $512,000 after purchasing an additional 1,122 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 18.6% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 2,030 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $465,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 1.2% during the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 18,042 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $4,132,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 188,765 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $43,227,000 after buying an additional 22,369 shares during the period. 86.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Universal Health Services in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. Robert W. Baird reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $224.00 price target (down previously from $274.00) on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Tuesday. Guggenheim began coverage on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $208.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Universal Health Services from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $224.92.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

Shares of UHS traded up $0.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $174.57. 247,208 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 745,765. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.69 and a 52 week high of $243.25. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $179.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $191.91. The firm has a market cap of $11.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.21.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The health services provider reported $4.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.71. The firm had revenue of $4.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.01 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 15.75% and a net margin of 6.66%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.46%. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio is currently 4.75%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.16, for a total value of $179,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 7,916 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,418,230.56. This represents a 11.22 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 16.10% of the company's stock.

Universal Health Services Profile

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.