Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Leerink Partnrs raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Universal Health Services in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Leerink Partnrs analyst W. Mayo now anticipates that the health services provider will post earnings per share of $4.17 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.04. The consensus estimate for Universal Health Services' current full-year earnings is $15.92 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for Universal Health Services' Q2 2026 earnings at $5.88 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $4.47 EPS.
A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Bank of America lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Stephens raised shares of Universal Health Services to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Baird R W lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group set a $227.00 price objective on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $224.00 price objective (down previously from $274.00) on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Universal Health Services has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $218.92.
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Universal Health Services Trading Down 2.1%
Shares of NYSE:UHS opened at $162.98 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $176.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $179.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.24. Universal Health Services has a 12-month low of $152.33 and a 12-month high of $243.25. 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 earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.85 by $0.50. The company had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.24 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.31 EPS.
Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4.21%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,097 shares of Universal Health Services stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $191.48, for a total value of $210,053.56. Following the transaction, the director owned 7,884 shares in the company, valued at $1,509,628.32. This trade represents a 12.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 16.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in UHS. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,344 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $446,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 73.3% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 23,049 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $4,135,000 after purchasing an additional 9,747 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 143,839 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $25,808,000 after purchasing an additional 10,340 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,713,572 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $306,776,000 after purchasing an additional 52,042 shares during the period. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP increased its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 24,831 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $4,455,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company's stock.
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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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