Mariner LLC Has $994,000 Position in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Mariner LLC raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) by 60.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,540 shares of the health services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 2,087 shares during the quarter. Mariner LLC's holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $994,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of UHS. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Universal Health Services in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quent Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 118.3% in the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 179 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Campbell Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Universal Health Services in the fourth quarter worth $46,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 55.6% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 280 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in Universal Health Services in the 4th quarter worth $72,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.05% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on UHS shares. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Universal Health Services from $211.00 to $201.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Baird R W lowered Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Stephens increased their price objective on Universal Health Services from $210.00 to $223.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $200.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $224.77.

Universal Health Services Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:UHS traded up $3.09 on Friday, hitting $177.72. The stock had a trading volume of 101,158 shares, compared to its average volume of 745,064. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $176.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $188.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.39. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a twelve month low of $153.99 and a twelve month high of $243.25. The company has a market capitalization of $11.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.21.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The health services provider reported $4.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.36 by $0.48. The firm had revenue of $4.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.16 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 6.66% and a return on equity of 15.75%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.70 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.45%. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Universal Health Services news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.16, for a total transaction of $179,160.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,418,230.56. This represents a 11.22 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 16.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.