Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) Receives $227.50 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have issued a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $220.9375.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Guggenheim reduced their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $238.00 to $211.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Universal Health Services from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $216.00 to $190.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $261.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Universal Health Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd.

Universal Health Services Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Universal Health Services stock opened at $165.50 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $187.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $208.76. The company has a market cap of $10.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.90, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.13. Universal Health Services has a 12-month low of $152.33 and a 12-month high of $246.32.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The health services provider reported $5.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.41 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.39 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 19.57%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.84 EPS. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.640-24.520 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services will post 23.34 EPS for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio is currently 3.33%.

Institutional Trading of Universal Health Services

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 31.5% in the 4th 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 period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,588,911 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $346,447,000 after buying an additional 94,447 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,206,000 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $262,932,000 after buying an additional 80,236 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Universal Health Services in the 4th quarter worth about $199,334,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 59.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 871,377 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $189,978,000 after buying an additional 325,162 shares during the period. 86.05% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.