Leerink Partnrs Has Negative Outlook for UHS Q2 Earnings

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Leerink Partnrs dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Universal Health Services in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, June 17th. Leerink Partnrs analyst W. Mayo now anticipates that the health services provider will post earnings of $4.79 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.90. 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $5.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.14 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $21.03 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $23.04 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $25.19 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $27.47 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Guggenheim started coverage on Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. They set a "buy" rating and a $208.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. Baird R W lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Stephens raised shares of Universal Health Services to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $249.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $224.77.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

Shares of Universal Health Services stock traded down $0.65 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $171.11. The company had a trading volume of 986,784 shares, compared to its average volume of 771,010. The firm has a market cap of $11.12 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.31. Universal Health Services has a one year low of $153.99 and a one year high of $243.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $180.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $182.19.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The health services provider reported $4.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $0.48. The company 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 7.44% and a return on equity of 17.79%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.70 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Universal Health Services

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of UHS. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in shares of Universal Health Services during the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Universal Health Services during the first quarter valued at $35,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in Universal Health Services by 49.3% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 203 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Campbell Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Universal Health Services in the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 89.7% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 258 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Universal Health Services news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,097 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.48, for a total value of $210,053.56. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 7,884 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,509,628.32. The trade was a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 16.40% of the company's stock.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.47%. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio is presently 4.49%.

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.