Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for UHS Q2 Earnings

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Universal Health Services in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the health services provider will earn $4.79 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.65. The consensus estimate for Universal Health Services' current full-year earnings is $15.92 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Universal Health Services' Q3 2025 earnings at $4.35 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.82 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $20.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.43 EPS.

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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $4.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.16 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 6.66% and a return on equity of 15.75%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.70 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on UHS. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Universal Health Services from $211.00 to $201.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. Robert W. Baird restated a "neutral" rating and set a $224.00 price target (down previously from $274.00) on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $249.00 to $257.00 and gave the company 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 assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Universal Health Services presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $224.77.

Universal Health Services Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE UHS traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $196.62. The company had a trading volume of 167,034 shares, compared to its average volume of 804,857. 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 has a twelve month low of $153.99 and a twelve month high of $243.25. The stock's 50 day moving average is $179.31 and its 200-day moving average is $185.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.78 billion, a PE ratio of 13.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.29.

Institutional Trading of Universal Health Services

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UHS. Bayforest Capital Ltd lifted its position in Universal Health Services by 2,768.0% in the first quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd now owns 4,302 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $808,000 after purchasing an additional 4,152 shares during the period. MBB Public Markets I LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Universal Health Services during the 1st quarter valued at about $334,000. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in Universal Health Services in the first quarter valued at about $235,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in Universal Health Services in the first quarter worth about $468,000. Finally, UniSuper Management Pty Ltd lifted its stake in Universal Health Services by 5.3% during the first quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 10,888 shares of the health services provider's stock worth $2,046,000 after purchasing an additional 548 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.05% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Universal Health Services

In related news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was 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 $1,418,230.56. The trade was a 11.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 16.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.41%. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio is 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.