Universal Health Services Stock Forecast, Price & 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 stock has increased by 9.5% and is now trading at $120.55.
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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) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The health services provider reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.73 by $2.20. The health services provider had revenue of $2.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.47 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 6.53% and a return on equity of 14.75%. Universal Health Services's quarterly revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.76 EPS.
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Universal Health Services announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th.
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Universal Health Services declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, December 17th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 4.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

12 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Universal Health Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $104.00 to $165.00. On average, they expect Universal Health Services' stock price to reach $136.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.8% from the stock's current price.
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Universal Health Services saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,320,000 shares, a drop of 17.0% from the August 15th total of 1,590,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 700,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company's 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), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), 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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.30%), Nordea Investment Management AB (4.95%), FMR LLC (4.56%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (3.57%), LSV Asset Management (2.15%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.68%). 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 AQR Capital Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., APG Asset Management N.V., PGGM Investments, FMR LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Bank of Nova Scotia. 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 Nordea Investment Management AB, Scout Investments Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Two Sigma Advisers LP, LSV Asset Management, and UBS Group AG.
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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 $120.55.

Universal Health Services has a market capitalization of $10.24 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]