Universal Health Services (UHS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$197.44 +0.65 (+0.33%)

(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Universal Health Services - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

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Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 16 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
6

Buy
10

Based on 16 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Universal Health Services in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 16 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for UHS.

Consensus Price Target

$231.14
17.07% Upside

According to the 16 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Universal Health Services, the average price target is $231.14. The highest price target for UHS is $285.00, while the lowest price target for UHS is $186.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 17.07% from the current price of $197.44.

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UHS Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	1 Month Ago 10/23/23 to 10/22/24	3 Months Ago 8/24/23 to 8/23/24	1 Year Ago 11/22/22 to 11/22/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$231.14	$231.31	$219.46	$155.31
Forecasted Upside	17.07% Upside	-0.53% Downside	-5.87% Downside	12.23% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold

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UHS Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

UHS Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Universal Health Services Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Universal Health Services	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.69	2.80	2.50
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	17.07% Upside	26,931.55% Upside	9.81% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent UHS News	Neutral News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/6/2024	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$275.00 ➝ $285.00	+40.82%
11/6/2024	Bank of America 4 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$223.00	+5.16%
10/28/2024	Royal Bank of Canada 4 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$222.00 ➝ $211.00	+3.38%
10/28/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	R. Langston Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$283.00 ➝ $275.00	+34.74%
10/25/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Mok Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$256.00 ➝ $271.00	+33.02%
10/25/2024	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$219.00 ➝ $219.00	+6.77%
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10/11/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Gillmor Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sector Weight
9/4/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$236.00 ➝ $274.00	+15.93%
8/14/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$247.00 ➝ $267.00	+20.71%
7/30/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00 ➝ $229.00	+5.01%
7/25/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$200.00 ➝ $200.00	-2.28%
6/26/2024	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Ha Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
5/30/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$182.00 ➝ $186.00	+0.38%
4/12/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$208.00 ➝ $203.00	+21.98%
3/6/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$175.00 ➝ $200.00	+13.96%
2/29/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$170.00 ➝ $193.00	+17.48%
7/27/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$163.00 ➝ $169.00	+19.49%
6/2/2023	VNET Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Assumes
5/26/2023	SVB Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$147.00 ➝ $170.00	+32.83%
5/8/2023	888 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
3/1/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform

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UHS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 16 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Universal Health Services is $231.14, with a high forecast of $285.00 and a low forecast of $186.00.
: 16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Universal Health Services in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" UHS shares.
: According to analysts, Universal Health Services's stock has a predicted upside of 17.07% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Universal Health Services's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Universal Health Services has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, KeyCorp, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Cowen, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Universal Health Services less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating score for Universal Health Services is 2.69 while the average consensus rating score for "medical" companies is 2.80. Learn more on how UHS compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:UHS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Universal Health Services (UHS) Stock Forecast & Price Target