NYSE:UHSUniversal Health Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

Universal Health Services' stock was trading at $110.14 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, UHS stock has decreased by 4.3% and is now trading at $105.45. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Universal Health Services in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Universal Health Services.

Universal Health Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Universal Health Services.

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) released its earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The health services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.86. The health services provider earned $2.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.88 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 6.34% and a return on equity of 14.89%. The firm's revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.45 EPS. View Universal Health Services' earnings history.

Universal Health Services announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. View Universal Health Services' dividend history.

Universal Health Services declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Monday, December 17th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

13 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Universal Health Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $104.00 to $170.00. On average, they anticipate Universal Health Services' share price to reach $141.54 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Universal Health Services.

News coverage about UHS stock has been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Universal Health Services earned a media sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the health services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutUniversal Health Services.

Universal Health Services saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,040,000 shares, a decrease of 11.3% from the April 30th total of 2,300,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 931,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 2.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Universal Health Services' Current Options Chain.

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Universal Health Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UHS."

Universal Health Services' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.33%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.32%), State Street Corp (4.23%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (3.43%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.16%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (2.10%). Company insiders that own Universal Health Services stock include Marc D Miller, Marvin G Pember, Robert H Hotz and Steve Filton. View institutional ownership trends for Universal Health Services.

UHS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including APG Asset Management N.V., APG Asset Management N.V., Wellington Management Group LLP, APG Asset Management N.V., Nuance Investments LLC, UBS Group AG, Janus Henderson Group PLC, and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. Company insiders that have sold Universal Health Services company stock in the last year include Marc D Miller, Marvin G Pember, Robert H Hotz, and Steve Filton. View insider buying and selling activity for Universal Health Services.

UHS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Camber Capital Management LP, AQR Capital Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., First Trust Advisors LP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, and Nuveen Asset Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Universal Health Services.

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 $105.45.

Universal Health Services has a market capitalization of $8.96 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]