Universal Health Services Stock Forecast, Price & News

Universal Health Services' stock was trading at $110.14 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UHS shares have decreased by 6.9% and is now trading at $102.53.
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12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Universal Health Services in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Universal Health Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 22nd 2020.
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Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) released its earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The health services provider reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.73 by $2.20. The health services provider earned $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.47 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 14.75% and a net margin of 6.53%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.76 earnings per share.
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Universal Health Services declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th.
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Universal Health Services declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Monday, December 17th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

12 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Universal Health Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $104.00 to $165.00. On average, they expect Universal Health Services' stock price to reach $132.36 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.1% from the stock's current price.
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Universal Health Services saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,320,000 shares, a decrease of 17.0% from the August 15th total of 1,590,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 700,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company's stock are sold short.
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Some companies that are related to Universal Health Services include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), National HealthCare (NHC), Hanger (HNGR), Community Health Systems (CYH), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Five Star Senior Living (FVE), Capital Senior Living (CSU) and Encompass Health (EHC).
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Universal Health Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UHS."

Shares of UHS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of UHS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $102.53.

Universal Health Services has a market capitalization of $8.71 billion and generates $11.38 billion in revenue each year. The health services provider earns $814.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.99 on an earnings per share basis. Universal Health Services employs 90,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for Universal Health Services is www.uhsinc.com.

Universal Health Services' mailing address is 367 S GULPH RD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA, 19406. The health services provider can be reached via phone at 610-768-3300 or via email at [email protected]