Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS Shares Acquired by Lecap Asset Management Ltd.

Key Points

• Lecap Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in Universal Health Services by 59.3% in Q2, now holding 7,501 shares worth approximately $1.36 million.
• The stock has a current market cap of $12.94 billion and reported earnings of $5.35 per share, exceeding expectations.
• Universal Health Services announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, yielding 0.4%, with a dividend payout ratio of 4.21%.

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 59.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,501 shares of the health services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 2,791 shares during the period. Lecap Asset Management Ltd.'s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $1,359,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its holdings in Universal Health Services by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 1,330 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $241,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC grew its holdings in Universal Health Services by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC now owns 4,594 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $832,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in Universal Health Services by 15.8% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 843 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $153,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its holdings in Universal Health Services by 43.6% during the 2nd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 31,421 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $5,691,000 after acquiring an additional 9,545 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Patton Fund Management Inc. acquired a new position in Universal Health Services during the 2nd quarter worth $232,000. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on UHS. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $227.00 price objective on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. Bank of America lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $215.00 to $185.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased 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 report on Thursday, August 14th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $214.08.

Universal Health Services Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:UHS opened at $203.32 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $12.94 billion, a PE ratio of 10.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.30. The company's 50-day moving average price is $181.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $180.56. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.33 and a fifty-two week high of $240.26. 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 (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, beating the consensus estimate of $4.85 by $0.50. The firm had revenue of $4.28 billion for 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%. Universal Health Services's quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.31 EPS. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at 20.000-21.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.

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