Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS Shares Acquired by Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt

Key Points

• Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its stake in Universal Health Services by 21% in Q2, acquiring an additional 6,100 shares and bringing its total ownership to 35,200 shares.
• Universal Health Services has received mixed ratings from analysts, with notable price target changes, including a downgrade from Bank of America from $215.00 to $185.00.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 0.4% and a payout ratio of 4.21%.

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt grew its position in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 35,200 shares of the health services provider's stock after buying an additional 6,100 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt owned 0.05% of Universal Health Services worth $6,376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UHS. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 49.3% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 203 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Universal Health Services by 2.7% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,665 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $501,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 0.6% in the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,328 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $2,504,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted 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 purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 1.2% in the first 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 buying an additional 85 shares during the period. 86.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Universal Health Services Price Performance

Shares of UHS stock traded up $0.52 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $188.63. 1,396,397 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 651,998. The stock's fifty day moving average is $176.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $179.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.19. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.33 and a fifty-two week high of $243.25. The company has a market cap of $12.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.28.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.31 EPS. The business's revenue 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Universal Health Services's payout ratio is currently 4.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UHS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Bank of America cut shares of Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen cut Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. UBS Group set a $227.00 target price on Universal Health Services in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Universal Health Services from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $227.00 price target on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $214.08.

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.