Universal Health Services (UHS) Competitors $168.99 -1.83 (-1.07%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$169.00 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 04:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, ALC, THC, EHC, and ENSGShould 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), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), and The Ensign Group (ENSG). 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 Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health The Ensign Group Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate UHS or ACHC? Universal Health Services presently has a consensus price target of $221.85, indicating a potential upside of 31.28%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus price target of $47.94, indicating a potential upside of 118.72%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in UHS or ACHC? 86.1% of Universal Health Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Universal Health Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Acadia Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor UHS or ACHC? In the previous week, Universal Health Services had 8 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Universal Health Services and 10 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Universal Health Services' score of 0.85 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Universal Health Services 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acadia Healthcare 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$15.83B0.69$1.14B$17.829.48Acadia Healthcare$3.15B0.64$255.61M$2.0310.80 Which has more volatility and risk, UHS or ACHC? Universal Health Services has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UHS or ACHC more profitable? Universal Health Services has a net margin of 7.44% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of 5.94%. Universal Health Services' return on equity of 17.79% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Universal Health Services7.44% 17.79% 8.27% Acadia Healthcare 5.94%8.72%4.46% SummaryUniversal Health Services beats Acadia Healthcare on 11 of the 15 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$11.10B$20.14B$5.54B$20.85BDividend Yield0.47%0.48%3.75%3.65%P/E Ratio9.4825.7621.0126.34Price / Sales0.691.33433.8159.22Price / Cash6.419.5936.1622.29Price / Book1.6134.878.124.66Net Income$1.14B$1.65B$3.25B$994.58M7 Day Performance-7.44%-3.49%0.97%-0.29%1 Month Performance-1.24%2.29%7.36%4.91%1 Year Performance-6.82%-9.25%31.31%10.53% Universal Health Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UHSUniversal Health Services4.9903 of 5 stars$168.99-1.1%$221.85+31.3%-7.0%$11.10B$15.83B9.4899,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeACHCAcadia Healthcare4.4081 of 5 stars$23.32-0.2%$47.94+105.6%-66.1%$2.15B$3.15B11.4925,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionCYHCommunity Health Systems2.9933 of 5 stars$3.34-2.1%$4.17+24.8%-7.1%$468.64M$12.63B-0.9160,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastELVElevance Health4.9753 of 5 stars$346.76-0.3%$498.87+43.9%-42.1%$78.34B$177.01B13.53104,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownHCAHCA Healthcare4.9649 of 5 stars$378.51+0.5%$395.71+4.5%+12.3%$91.06B$70.60B16.83316,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHUMHumana4.8788 of 5 stars$237.00-1.1%$280.76+18.5%-44.3%$28.60B$117.76B16.7665,680Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastITGRInteger3.8897 of 5 stars$117.05-3.3%$145.00+23.9%-7.7%$4.08B$1.72B55.4711,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsALCAlcon2.8397 of 5 stars$86.81-1.1%$106.13+22.2%-3.4%$42.82B$9.91B38.5825,599Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTHCTenet Healthcare4.7097 of 5 stars$172.98+0.9%$183.94+6.3%+31.3%$16.07B$20.52B11.4498,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEHCEncompass Health4.9297 of 5 stars$119.22+0.2%$127.00+6.5%+27.0%$12.02B$5.37B24.6340,000News CoverageENSGThe Ensign Group4.9334 of 5 stars$147.57-1.7%$163.50+10.8%+0.2%$8.48B$4.26B27.9039,300Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACHC Competitors CYH Competitors ELV Competitors HCA Competitors HUM Competitors ITGR Competitors ALC Competitors THC Competitors EHC Competitors ENSG 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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