NYSE:UHS - Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 31st. View Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B's Dividend History.

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 16th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $400,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (NYSE:UHS) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The health services provider reported $2.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.14. The health services provider had revenue of $2.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.75 billion. Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B had a net margin of 7.34% and a return on equity of 15.24%. The company's revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.10 earnings per share. View Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B's Earnings History.

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B's shares. Their predictions range from $114.00 to $147.00. On average, they expect Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B's share price to reach $133.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B.

Some companies that are related to Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Tenet Healthcare (THC), LifePoint Health (LPNT), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Community Health Systems (CYH) and Quorum Health (QHC).

News coverage about UHS stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B earned a news sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the health services provider an impact score of 43.87 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.86%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.04%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.98%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.30%), UBS Group AG (1.25%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.23%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B.

UHS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Wells Fargo & Company MN, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Redmile Group LLC, Stifel Financial Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank. View Insider Buying and Selling for Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B.

UHS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, UBS Group AG, Natixis, Schroder Investment Management Group, Seizert Capital Partners LLC and BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA. View Insider Buying and Selling for Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B.

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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UHS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $115.18.

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B has a market capitalization of $10.90 billion and generates $10.41 billion in revenue each year. The health services provider earns $752.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.53 on an earnings per share basis. Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B employs 83,100 workers across the globe.

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B's 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]