Universal Health Services (UHS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is a healthcare services company that owns and operates hospitals, outpatient facilities and other healthcare providers. Its operations are focused primarily on acute care and behavioral health services.

The company’s acute care operations include general and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, emergency departments, physician practices and other outpatient services. Its behavioral health business provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for mental health conditions, substance-use disorders and related needs.

Universal Health Services serves patients across the United States and Puerto Rico, with additional behavioral health operations in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1979 by Alan B. Miller, who has served as its chairman; Marc D. Miller has served as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $175.15 to $179.44
• 50-Day Range: $167.90 to $188.78
• 52-Week Range: $140.08 to $246.32
• Volume: 582,093 shs
• Average Volume: 627,712 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.35
• Dividend Yield: 0.46%
• Price Target: $205.06
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Universal Health Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Universal Health Services scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 214th out of 896 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Universal Health Services has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Universal Health Services has a consensus price target of $205.06, representing about 16.7% upside from its current price of $175.73.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Universal Health Services has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Universal Health Services are expected to grow by 5.61% in the coming year, from $22.63 to $23.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Universal Health Services is 7.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Universal Health Services is 7.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 35.92.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Universal Health Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Universal Health Services has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.40% of the float of Universal Health Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Universal Health Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.87.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Universal Health Services has recently increased by 3.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Universal Health Services has a dividend yield of 0.45%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Universal Health Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Universal Health Services is 3.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Universal Health Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.35% next year. This indicates that Universal Health Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.13

News Sentiment

Universal Health Services has a news sentiment score of 0.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Universal Health Services this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for UHS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Universal Health Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Universal Health Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.10% of the stock of Universal Health Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.05% of the stock of Universal Health Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Healthcare Providers & Services
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare Facilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UHS
• CIK: 352915
• Web: www.uhs.com
• Phone: (610) 768-3300
• Fax: 610-768-3336
• Employees: 101,500
• Year Founded: 1978

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Universal Health Services: $205.06
• High Price Target: $290.00
• Low Price Target: $156.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $23.91
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.77
• P/E Growth: 1.15
• Net Income: $1.49 billion
• Net Margins: 7.96%
• Pretax Margin: 10.59%
• Return on Equity: 18.39%
• Return on Assets: 8.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.73
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.60
• Cash Flow: $32.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.34
• Book Value: $130.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,940,000
• Free Float: 48,859,000
• Market Cap: $10.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03