Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Has $10.89 Million Stock Holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp decreased its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 11.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 60,089 shares of the health services provider’s stock after selling 8,090 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned about 0.09% of Universal Health Services worth $10,885,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 6.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,315,468 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $247,176,000 after buying an additional 74,128 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Universal Health Services by 9.0% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,241,738 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $233,311,000 after purchasing an additional 102,137 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 57.8% in 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. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 634,592 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $119,240,000 after purchasing an additional 10,449 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in Universal Health Services in the 2nd quarter worth $87,373,000. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UHS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $227.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Thursday. Mizuho set a $242.00 price objective on Universal Health Services in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Raymond James Financial set a $270.00 price objective on Universal Health Services and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $233.87.

Insider Activity

In other Universal Health Services news, Director Warren J. Nimetz sold 3,817 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.30, for a total value of $852,336.10. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,481 shares in the company, valued at $1,893,807.30. The trade was a 31.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Elliot J. Md Mba Sussman sold 965 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.70, for a total transaction of $217,800.50. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,113 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,379,704.10. The trade was a 13.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 16.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Universal Health Services Price Performance

Universal Health Services stock opened at $224.97 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $206.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $188.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The company has a market capitalization of $14.32 billion, a PE ratio of 10.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.33. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a one year low of $152.33 and a one year high of $231.37.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The health services provider reported $5.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.66 by $1.03. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 19.47% and a net margin of 8.09%.The firm had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.32 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.71 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.