
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Universal Health Services in a research report issued on Monday, August 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the health services provider will post earnings of $4.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.35. 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' Q1 2026 earnings at $5.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.47 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $5.76 EPS.
Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.85 by $0.50. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The business had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.31 earnings per share. Universal Health Services's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
UHS has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America downgraded shares of Universal Health Services from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $257.00 to $259.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered Universal Health Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday. UBS Group set a $227.00 price target on Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Universal Health Services from $211.00 to $201.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Universal Health Services presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $216.54.
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Universal Health Services Trading Down 0.3%
NYSE:UHS traded down $0.55 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $177.96. The stock had a trading volume of 51,802 shares, compared to its average volume of 846,467. Universal Health Services has a one year low of $152.33 and a one year high of $243.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.29. The company has a market cap of $11.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.24. The business's 50 day moving average is $173.85 and its 200-day moving average is $178.99.
Universal Health Services Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.21%.
Institutional Trading of Universal Health Services
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in Universal Health Services during the first quarter worth about $30,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Universal Health Services by 347.6% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 188 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the period. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Universal Health Services in the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in Universal Health Services by 240.0% in the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 204 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in Universal Health Services by 49.3% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 203 shares of the health services provider's stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.05% of the company's stock.
About Universal Health Services
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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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