LSV Asset Management Buys 4,136 Shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

LSV Asset Management grew its stake in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 0.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 756,922 shares of the health services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,136 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $165,024,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 31.5% during the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 2,112,604 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $460,590,000 after buying an additional 505,575 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 13.8% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,494,464 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $305,510,000 after buying an additional 181,801 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 3.7% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,125,764 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $230,151,000 after buying an additional 40,533 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 22.1% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 781,145 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $159,698,000 after buying an additional 141,621 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 473,822 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $103,303,000 after buying an additional 71,200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on UHS shares. Mizuho reduced their target price on Universal Health Services from $267.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Universal Health Services from $233.00 to $212.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Universal Health Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on Universal Health Services from $229.00 to $194.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Universal Health Services from $216.00 to $190.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Universal Health Services has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $221.56.

Universal Health Services Trading Down 3.0%

NYSE:UHS opened at $157.61 on Friday. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.33 and a fifty-two week high of $246.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.54 billion, a PE ratio of 6.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $177.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $204.72.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The health services provider reported $5.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.41 by $0.21. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 19.57% and a net margin of 8.56%.The business had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.39 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.84 EPS. Universal Health Services’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 23.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Universal Health Services

Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) is one of the largest diversified health care management companies in the United States, offering a broad spectrum of services through its acute care hospital and behavioral health segments. The company operates general acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals and ambulatory centers, as well as inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities. Its network provides emergency and specialized medicine, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, advanced surgical care and rehabilitation, complemented by a comprehensive array of behavioral services including psychiatric treatment, addiction programs and developmental disabilities care.

In the acute care segment, UHS’s facilities deliver services ranging from emergency department treatment and intensive care to maternity care and outpatient surgery.