Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS Shares Purchased by Capital Fund Management S.A.

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. increased its stake in Universal Health Services by 21.1% during the first quarter, now holding about 0.13% of the company worth approximately $15.7 million.
• The company reported earnings of $5.35 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $4.85, with a 9.6% year-over-year revenue growth to $4.28 billion.
• Universal Health Services announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20, reflecting an annualized yield of 0.4% and a payout ratio of 4.21%.

Capital Fund Management S.A. boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 21.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 83,332 shares of the health services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 14,533 shares during the quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned approximately 0.13% of Universal Health Services worth $15,658,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UHS. Mariner LLC increased its stake in Universal Health Services by 60.4% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 5,540 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $994,000 after purchasing an additional 2,087 shares during the last quarter. Ossiam grew its position in Universal Health Services by 865.3% during the fourth quarter. Ossiam now owns 724 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $130,000 after acquiring an additional 649 shares during the period. Norinchukin Bank The grew its position in Universal Health Services by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 2,621 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $470,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its position in Universal Health Services by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 15,512 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $2,783,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in Universal Health Services by 23.3% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,223 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $758,000 after acquiring an additional 798 shares during the period. 86.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Universal Health Services Trading Up 1.2%

NYSE:UHS opened at $184.7670 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.29. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a one year low of $152.33 and a one year high of $243.25. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $173.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.70. The stock has a market cap of $11.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 1.24.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $4.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.24 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.31 EPS. Universal Health Services's quarterly 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Stephens raised Universal Health Services to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on 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. Bank of America downgraded Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. 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, Wall Street Zen downgraded Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $214.15.

Universal Health Services Company 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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