Intech Investment Management LLC Decreases Stake in Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

Key Points

• Intech Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in Universal Health Services by 37.8%, now holding approximately 0.09% of the company, valued at $10.9 million.
• Several institutional investors adjusted their positions in Universal Health Services, with Hedge funds owning 86.05% of the company's stock.
• Universal Health Services reported a quarterly EPS of $5.35, exceeding analyst estimates and setting its FY 2025 guidance at 20.000-21.000 EPS.

Intech Investment Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 37.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 58,059 shares of the health services provider's stock after selling 35,235 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC owned about 0.09% of Universal Health Services worth $10,909,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in UHS. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake 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 worth $173,381,000 after acquiring an additional 340,966 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in Universal Health Services by 329.4% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 404,806 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $76,081,000 after acquiring an additional 310,531 shares in the last quarter. Twinbeech Capital LP grew its stake in Universal Health Services by 1,151.1% in the 4th quarter. Twinbeech Capital LP now owns 152,454 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $27,353,000 after acquiring an additional 140,268 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Universal Health Services by 16,935.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 138,670 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $26,056,000 after acquiring an additional 137,856 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Universal Health Services in the 1st quarter worth about $25,555,000. 86.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $201.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Stephens raised shares of Universal Health Services to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $243.00 to $203.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Bank of America cut shares of Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $214.77.

Universal Health Services Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE:UHS traded up $1.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $191.80. 736,557 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 677,378. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 12-month low of $152.33 and a 12-month high of $243.25. The business has a 50-day moving average of $176.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $178.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.21 billion, a PE ratio of 10.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.28.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.85 by $0.50. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The company had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.24 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.31 earnings per share. Universal Health Services's revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio 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.