Silver Oak Securities Incorporated Acquires 3,385 Shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

Key Points

• Silver Oak Securities Incorporated significantly increased its holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. by acquiring an additional 3,385 shares, boosting its total to 3,460 shares, valued at approximately $627,000.
• Universal Health Services reported a positive quarterly earnings result with EPS of $5.35, surpassing estimates and showing a revenue increase of 9.6% year-over-year, reaching $4.28 billion.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 0.4% and an overall payout ratio of 4.21%.

Silver Oak Securities Incorporated increased its holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 4,513.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,460 shares of the health services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares during the period. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated's holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $627,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 6.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,315,468 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $247,176,000 after acquiring an additional 74,128 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Universal Health Services by 9.0% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,241,738 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $233,311,000 after purchasing an additional 102,137 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Universal Health Services by 57.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 931,355 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $173,381,000 after purchasing an additional 340,966 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Universal Health Services by 1.7% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 634,592 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $119,240,000 after purchasing an additional 10,449 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Universal Health Services by 3.5% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 504,804 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $94,853,000 after purchasing an additional 16,900 shares during the period. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Universal Health Services Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of UHS stock opened at $188.63 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $176.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $179.03. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 12-month low of $152.33 and a 12-month high of $243.25. The firm has a market cap of $12.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.28.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.85 by $0.50. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 18.25% and a net margin of 7.66%.The firm had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.31 earnings per share. The company's revenue 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Universal Health Services's payout ratio is 4.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on UHS. Stephens raised Universal Health Services to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Bank of America lowered Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $185.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Universal Health Services from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on Universal Health Services from $259.00 to $250.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Universal Health Services has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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.

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