Universal Health Services (UHS) Competitors $197.44 +0.65 (+0.33%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends UHS vs. ALC, THC, EHC, ENSG, SEM, ACHC, USPH, WOOF, BKD, and CYHShould you be buying Universal Health Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Health Services include Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), and Community Health Systems (CYH). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Universal Health Services vs. Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health The Ensign Group Select Medical Acadia Healthcare U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Brookdale Senior Living Community Health Systems Alcon (NYSE:ALC) and Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Is ALC or UHS more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.89% compared to Universal Health Services' net margin of 6.66%. Universal Health Services' return on equity of 15.75% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alcon11.89% 7.17% 5.03% Universal Health Services 6.66%15.75%7.18% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALC or UHS? 53.9% of Alcon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Universal Health Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of Universal Health Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, ALC or UHS? Alcon has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Health Services has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALC or UHS? Universal Health Services received 445 more outperform votes than Alcon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.13% of users gave Universal Health Services an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Alcon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlconOutperform Votes19262.95% Underperform Votes11337.05% Universal Health ServicesOutperform Votes63765.13% Underperform Votes34134.87% Do analysts rate ALC or UHS? Alcon currently has a consensus price target of $102.63, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. Universal Health Services has a consensus price target of $231.14, indicating a potential upside of 17.07%. Given Alcon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than Universal Health Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Universal Health Services 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Which has better valuation & earnings, ALC or UHS? Alcon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Universal Health Services. Universal Health Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlcon$9.76B4.32$974M$2.3436.55Universal Health Services$14.28B0.91$717.79M$15.0413.13 Does the media prefer ALC or UHS? In the previous week, Universal Health Services had 13 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Universal Health Services and 10 mentions for Alcon. Universal Health Services' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Alcon's score of 0.60 indicating that Universal Health Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alcon 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Universal Health Services 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUniversal Health Services beats Alcon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. Get Universal Health Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UHS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UHS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUniversal Health ServicesGeneral medical & surgical hospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.03B$13.06B$5.06B$19.87BDividend Yield0.40%0.59%5.18%3.53%P/E Ratio13.135.49126.3242.94Price / Sales0.910.671,179.2518.99Price / Cash10.369.0633.8617.86Price / Book2.1418.504.685.52Net Income$717.79M$809.93M$119.54M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.77%-3.08%-1.83%0.45%1 Month Performance-15.49%-14.09%-3.60%1.05%1 Year Performance45.14%31.59%31.91%24.67% Universal Health Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UHSUniversal Health Services4.9935 of 5 stars$197.44+0.3%$231.14+17.1%+45.2%$12.98B$14.28B13.1396,700Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsALCAlcon3.8824 of 5 stars$85.53+0.1%$102.63+20.0%+20.2%$42.19B$9.76B36.5525,000Short Interest ↓THCTenet Healthcare4.9273 of 5 stars$151.88-1.0%$170.38+12.2%+133.9%$14.58B$20.55B4.87106,500Positive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.897 of 5 stars$98.90-0.2%$107.11+8.3%+52.3%$9.98B$4.80B23.8938,000Analyst RevisionENSGThe Ensign Group4.9444 of 5 stars$144.66+0.1%$162.20+12.1%+34.1%$8.28B$3.73B35.0335,300Positive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.2349 of 5 stars$38.09+2.9%$40.75+7.0%+63.0%$4.79B$6.66B17.8054,600Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionACHCAcadia Healthcare4.2421 of 5 stars$39.10+5.4%$83.33+113.1%-46.2%$3.63B$2.93B12.8223,500Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy2.2759 of 5 stars$94.17+3.9%$105.00+11.5%+9.4%$1.37B$604.80M100.186,720WOOFPetco Health and Wellness1.6966 of 5 stars$3.97-2.2%$3.49-12.1%-0.5%$1.27B$6.26B0.0029,000BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.9597 of 5 stars$5.22+0.4%$7.75+48.5%-5.8%$1.04B$3.10B-5.6725,200Short Interest ↓CYHCommunity Health Systems3.75 of 5 stars$3.83+0.5%$5.18+35.3%+34.2%$529.39M$12.49B0.0061,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Competitors THC Competitors EHC Competitors ENSG Competitors SEM Competitors ACHC Competitors USPH Competitors WOOF Competitors BKD Competitors CYH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:UHS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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