Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS Stock Holdings Increased by Jump Financial LLC

Key Points

• Jump Financial LLC has increased its stake in Universal Health Services, Inc. by 50.3%, now holding 11,267 shares valued at approximately $2.12 million.
• Universal Health Services recently reported $5.35 earnings per share, surpassing analysts' expectations and indicated a year-over-year revenue growth of 9.6%.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.4%, set to be paid on September 16th.

Jump Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 50.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,267 shares of the health services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 3,771 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC's holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $2,117,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in UHS. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Universal Health Services by 49.3% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 203 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Universal Health Services by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,266 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in Universal Health Services by 0.6% during the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,328 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $2,504,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,315 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd raised its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 7,338 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $1,379,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.05% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on UHS shares. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on 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. Barclays lifted their price target 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. UBS Group set a $227.00 price objective on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America lowered Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Universal Health Services from $201.00 to $206.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $214.77.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

UHS stock traded up $0.50 during trading on Monday, hitting $181.72. 599,453 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 740,671. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.29 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $175.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $178.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.28.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.24 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.31 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at 20.000-21.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio is presently 4.21%.

About Universal Health Services

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.