NYSE:UHSUniversal Health Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

Universal Health Services' stock was trading at $110.14 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, UHS shares have increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $112.96.
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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 4 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 quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 27th. The health services provider reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $2.20. The health services provider earned $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.76 EPS.
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Universal Health Services declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders 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 0.71%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th.
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Universal Health Services declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Monday, December 17th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Universal Health Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $104.00 to $165.00. On average, they anticipate Universal Health Services' share price to reach $136.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.4% from the stock's current price.
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Press coverage about UHS stock has trended extremely negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media 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 -4.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the health services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.
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Universal Health Services saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,470,000 shares, an increase of 38.7% from the June 30th total of 1,060,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 746,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to Universal Health Services include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), 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."

Universal Health Services' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Eagle Investment Management LLC (3.57%), LSV Asset Management (2.15%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.68%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.92%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.78%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.70%). Company insiders that own Universal Health Services stock include Marc D Miller, Marvin G Pember, Robert H Hotz and Steve Filton.
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UHS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., PGGM Investments, Bank of Nova Scotia, First Trust Advisors LP, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Company insiders that have sold Universal Health Services company stock in the last year include Marc D Miller, and Steve Filton.
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UHS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., LSV Asset Management, UBS Group AG, Prudential Financial Inc., First Eagle Investment Management LLC, Nuance Investments LLC, and Mackay Shields LLC.
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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 $112.96.

Universal Health Services has a market capitalization of $9.59 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]