Universal Health Services (UHS) Competitors $169.54 +0.53 (+0.31%) As of 11:24 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UHS vs. ACHC, CYH, ELV, HCA, HUM, ITGR, THC, EHC, ENSG, and SEMShould you be buying Universal Health Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Health Services include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Community Health Systems (CYH), Elevance Health (ELV), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Humana (HUM), Integer (ITGR), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), and Select Medical (SEM). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Universal Health Services vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare Community Health Systems Elevance Health HCA Healthcare Humana Integer Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health The Ensign Group Select Medical Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Is UHS or ACHC more profitable? Universal Health Services has a net margin of 7.66% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of 4.31%. Universal Health Services' return on equity of 18.22% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Universal Health Services7.66% 18.22% 8.52% Acadia Healthcare 4.31%8.34%4.20% Which has more risk and volatility, UHS or ACHC? Universal Health Services has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend UHS or ACHC? Universal Health Services presently has a consensus price target of $216.54, indicating a potential upside of 27.63%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus price target of $44.75, indicating a potential upside of 138.81%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Universal Health Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Universal Health Services 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UHS or ACHC? Universal Health Services has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Universal Health Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUniversal Health Services$15.83B0.70$1.14B$18.998.93Acadia Healthcare$3.15B0.55$255.61M$1.5112.41 Do institutionals & insiders believe in UHS or ACHC? 86.1% of Universal Health Services shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Universal Health Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Acadia Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to UHS or ACHC? In the previous week, Universal Health Services had 2 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Universal Health Services and 28 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Universal Health Services' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.41 indicating that Universal Health Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Universal Health Services 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acadia Healthcare 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryUniversal Health Services beats Acadia Healthcare on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Universal Health Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UHS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UHS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UHS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUniversal Health ServicesMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.03B$19.90B$5.44B$20.69BDividend Yield0.49%0.50%3.99%3.66%P/E Ratio8.9324.0330.0428.68Price / Sales0.701.22373.4266.15Price / Cash6.148.7335.9423.59Price / Book1.542.188.124.32Net Income$1.14B$1.65B$3.25B$995.66M7 Day Performance4.10%-0.86%0.96%2.10%1 Month Performance-6.99%-12.23%2.69%-0.36%1 Year Performance-22.31%-27.09%28.08%15.07% Universal Health Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UHSUniversal Health Services4.9697 of 5 stars$169.55+0.3%$216.54+27.7%-20.3%$11.02B$15.83B8.9399,000ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7359 of 5 stars$22.69+2.0%$47.94+111.3%-74.3%$2.09B$3.16B11.1825,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCYHCommunity Health Systems4.2405 of 5 stars$2.59-6.5%$3.74+44.5%-47.1%$363.39M$12.65B-1.7460,000Analyst RevisionELVElevance Health4.932 of 5 stars$286.00-1.1%$418.19+46.2%-45.6%$64.40B$189.25B12.17104,200Positive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.7433 of 5 stars$340.31+1.8%$396.46+16.5%+5.9%$81.87B$70.60B14.30316,000Positive NewsHUMHumana4.398 of 5 stars$231.25-2.8%$282.43+22.1%-25.9%$27.91B$120.26B16.3565,680ITGRInteger3.4349 of 5 stars$108.02-0.5%$140.25+29.8%-6.4%$3.77B$1.79B47.5911,000Positive NewsTHCTenet Healthcare4.9615 of 5 stars$156.51+2.3%$190.00+21.4%+12.2%$14.54B$20.67B10.0298,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionEHCEncompass Health4.892 of 5 stars$107.10-0.5%$131.50+22.8%+37.1%$10.80B$5.37B22.1340,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionENSGThe Ensign Group4.5787 of 5 stars$147.78-1.5%$167.67+13.5%+15.4%$8.50B$4.26B26.8239,300SEMSelect Medical4.9978 of 5 stars$14.15-0.8%$26.00+83.7%-62.9%$1.82B$5.19B10.5644,100News CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACHC Competitors CYH Competitors ELV Competitors HCA Competitors HUM Competitors ITGR Competitors THC Competitors EHC Competitors ENSG Competitors SEM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UHS) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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