Gulf International Bank UK Ltd Has $571,000 Stock Position in Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

Key Points

• Gulf International Bank UK Ltd reduced its stake in Universal Health Services by 38.0%, selling 1,862 shares and holding 3,044 shares, valued at $571,000.
• Universal Health Services reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $5.35, exceeding analysts' expectations of $4.85, with revenues of $4.28 billion—a 9.6% increase year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, equating to an annualized yield of 0.4%, to be paid on September 16th, with a record date of September 2nd.

Gulf International Bank UK Ltd cut its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 38.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,044 shares of the health services provider's stock after selling 1,862 shares during the quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd's holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $571,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in UHS. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its position in Universal Health Services by 22.3% during the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 2,279 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 416 shares during the period. Mariner LLC raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 60.4% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 5,540 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 2,087 shares during the period. CreativeOne Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Universal Health Services during the 4th quarter worth about $379,000. Forum Financial Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 20.0% during the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,953 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $350,000 after buying an additional 326 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam boosted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 865.3% during the 4th quarter. Ossiam now owns 724 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $130,000 after buying an additional 649 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UHS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Stephens upgraded shares of Universal Health Services to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Bank of America cut Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $185.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. UBS Group set a $227.00 target price on Universal Health Services in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $257.00 to $259.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $243.00 to $203.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Universal Health Services currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $214.15.

Universal Health Services Price Performance

UHS stock traded up $1.1650 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $185.1150. The stock had a trading volume of 118,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 841,655. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.33 and a 52 week high of $243.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $178.65.

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

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.21%.

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.