Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the fourteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have given a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $218.6923.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America lowered Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen raised Universal Health Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 11th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Universal Health Services from $243.00 to $203.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Universal Health Services from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of UHS. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in Universal Health Services during the 2nd quarter valued at about $87,373,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Universal Health Services during the 2nd quarter valued at about $83,333,000. Nomura Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in Universal Health Services by 100.6% during the 2nd quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 2,560 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $464,000 after purchasing an additional 426,211 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Universal Health Services by 57.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 931,355 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $173,381,000 after purchasing an additional 340,966 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Universal Health Services by 329.4% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 404,806 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $76,081,000 after purchasing an additional 310,531 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Universal Health Services Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of UHS stock opened at $205.08 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $189.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $182.16. Universal Health Services has a 12-month low of $152.33 and a 12-month high of $240.26. The firm has a market cap of $13.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.30.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.85 by $0.50. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 18.25% and a net margin of 7.66%.The firm had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.31 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at 20.000-21.000 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services will post 15.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Company 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.