NYSE:UHS - Universal Health Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Universal Health Services declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders 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 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. View Universal Health Services' Dividend History.

Universal Health Services announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Monday, December 17th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The health services provider reported $1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.31. The health services provider had revenue of $2.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.77 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 6.48% and a return on equity of 15.80%. Universal Health Services's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.23 earnings per share. View Universal Health Services' Earnings History.

Universal Health Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 26th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Universal Health Services.

Universal Health Services will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 26th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

13 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Universal Health Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $138.00 to $170.00. On average, they expect Universal Health Services' share price to reach $153.31 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Universal Health Services.

13 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 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Universal Health Services.

Media headlines about UHS stock have been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Universal Health Services earned a news sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines 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 company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Universal Health Services.

Universal Health Services saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,560,000 shares, a decrease of 6.6% from the January 15th total of 2,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 572,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.5 days. Currently, 3.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Universal Health Services' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Universal Health Services include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Select Medical (SEM), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), National HealthCare (NHC), Hanger (HNGR), Community Health Systems (CYH), Capital Senior Living (CSU), Five Star Senior Living (FVE) and Encompass Health (EHC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Universal Health Services investors own include Netflix (NFLX), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Broadcom (AVGO), Alphabet (GOOG), Starbucks (SBUX), Alibaba Group (BABA), Baidu (BIDU), Bank of America (BAC), Walt Disney (DIS) and General Electric (GE).

Universal Health Services' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (4.35%), State Street Corp (4.11%), Boston Partners (3.43%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (3.38%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.64%) and LSV Asset Management (1.97%). 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 UBS Group AG, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, First Trust Advisors LP, FIL Ltd, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Janus Henderson Group PLC and Korea Investment CORP. 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 for Universal Health Services.

UHS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Nuance Investments LLC, LSV Asset Management, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, National Pension Service and Panagora Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $142.72.

Universal Health Services has a market capitalization of $12.50 billion and generates $10.77 billion in revenue each year. The health services provider earns $779.71 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.53 on an earnings per share basis. Universal Health Services employs 87,100 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Universal Health Services.

The official website for Universal Health Services is http://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]