Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. The company operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. Its hospitals offer general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic and coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services, and/or behavioral health services. As of February 24, 2022, it owned and/or operated 363 inpatient facilities, and 40 outpatient and other facilities located in 39 states; Washington, D.C.; the United Kingdom; and Puerto Rico. The company also provides commercial health insurance services; and various management services, which include central purchasing, information, finance and control systems, facilities planning, physician recruitment, administrative personnel management, marketing, and public relations services. Universal Health Services, Inc. founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Universal Health Services Price Performance
UHS Stock traded up $0.57 on Friday, reaching $111.96. 749,494 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 760,453. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market cap of $8.38 billion, a PE ratio of 11.34, a P/E/G ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 1.18. Universal Health Services has a twelve month low of $98.63 and a twelve month high of $158.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $108.31 and a 200-day moving average of $126.77.
Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS - Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 25th. The health services provider reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.10 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $3.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.27 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 12.88% and a net margin of 5.94%. Universal Health Services's revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.76 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Universal Health Services will post 9.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Universal Health Services Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 1st will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 31st. Universal Health Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8.15%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Universal Health Services to $105.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 26th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Universal Health Services from $133.00 to $115.00 in a research note on Friday, July 29th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Universal Health Services in a research note on Thursday, June 16th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $115.00 price objective for the company. Credit Suisse Group set a $135.00 price objective on Universal Health Services in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Universal Health Services from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $123.00.