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. Since then, UHS shares have decreased by 15.0% and is now trading at $93.61. 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 5 hold ratings and 8 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The health services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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%. Universal Health Services's revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.45 earnings per share. View Universal Health Services' earnings history.

Universal Health Services declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.85%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. View Universal Health Services' dividend history.

Universal Health Services declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, December 17th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 4.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

13 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for Universal Health Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $104.00 to $170.00. On average, they anticipate Universal Health Services' stock price to reach $141.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 50.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Universal Health Services.

News coverage about UHS stock has been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of 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 -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Universal Health Services earned a news sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the health services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Universal Health Services.

Universal Health Services saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,640,000 shares, a decline of 15.5% from the June 15th total of 1,940,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 827,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 2.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Reinhart Partners Inc. (0.21%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%). 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Reinhart Partners Inc.. 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.

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 $93.61.

Universal Health Services has a market capitalization of $7.95 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]