Universal Health Services (UHS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $191.80 +1.01 (+0.53%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$191.76 -0.04 (-0.02%) As of 09/12/2025 05:50 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 Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Universal Health Services Short Interest DataUniversal Health Services (UHS) has a short interest of 2.40 million shares, representing 4.46% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 11.11% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 677,378 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,400,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,160,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+11.11%Dollar Volume Sold Short$436.12 millionShort Interest Ratio2.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares63,639,000 sharesFloat Size53,860,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.46%Today's Trading Volume736,557 sharesAverage Trading Volume677,378 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average109% Short Selling Universal Health Services? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Universal Health Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartUHS Short Interest Over TimeUHS Days to Cover Over TimeUHS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Universal Health Services Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/20252,400,000 shares $436.12 million +11.1%4.5%2.6 $181.72 8/15/20252,160,000 shares $385.15 million +3.4%4.0%2.4 $178.31 7/31/20252,090,000 shares $347.93 million -3.7%3.9%2.3 $166.47 7/15/20252,170,000 shares $383.89 million +3,486.8%4.0%2.5 $176.91 6/30/202560,500 shares $10.98 million -97.2%0.1%2 $181.50 6/15/20252,180,000 shares $372.67 million +1.4%4.1%2.5 $170.95 5/31/20252,150,000 shares $409.19 million -14.0%4.0%2.5 $190.32 5/15/20252,500,000 shares $490.30 million -1.2%4.6%2.6 $196.12 4/30/20252,530,000 shares $448.11 million +2.4%4.7%2.7 $177.12 4/15/20252,470,000 shares $432.98 million -7.8%4.6%2.8 $175.30 Get the Latest News and Ratings for UHS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Universal Health Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/20252,680,000 shares $504.56 million -3.9%4.9%3.3 $188.27 3/15/20252,790,000 shares $468.25 million +43.1%5.2%3.7 $167.83 2/28/20251,950,000 shares $341.38 million +10.8%3.6%2.9 $175.07 2/15/20251,760,000 shares $319.77 million -1.7%3.2%3 $181.69 1/31/20251,790,000 shares $337.04 million +4.1%3.2%3 $188.29 1/15/20251,720,000 shares $315.62 million -5.5%3.1%2.6 $183.50 12/31/20241,820,000 shares $326.54 million -4.7%3.3%2.5 $179.42 12/15/20241,910,000 shares $357.93 million +24.8%3.4%2.4 $187.40 11/30/20241,530,000 shares $313.65 million No Change2.8%2 $205.00 11/15/20241,530,000 shares $308.59 million +24.4%2.8%2 $201.69 10/31/20241,230,000 shares $251.19 million -19.6%2.2%1.7 $204.22 10/15/20241,530,000 shares $344.77 million +8.5%2.7%2 $225.34 9/30/20241,410,000 shares $322.90 million -9.0%2.5%1.9 $229.01 9/15/20241,550,000 shares $360.47 million +25.0%2.8%2.1 $232.56 8/31/20241,240,000 shares $295.08 million -3.9%2.2%1.7 $237.97 8/15/20241,290,000 shares $288.02 million -22.8%2.3%1.8 $223.27 7/31/20241,670,000 shares $356.98 million +65.4%2.9%2.2 $213.76 7/15/20241,010,000 shares $180.48 million -29.4%1.8%1.4 $178.69 6/30/20241,430,000 shares $264.45 million -6.5%2.5%2.1 $184.93 6/15/20241,530,000 shares $287.41 million -9.5%2.7%2.3 $187.85 5/31/20241,690,000 shares $320.93 million -33.2%3.0%2.5 $189.90 5/15/20242,530,000 shares $460.99 million +13.0%4.4%3.7 $182.21 4/30/20242,240,000 shares $381.76 million +13.7%3.9%3.5 $170.43 4/15/20241,970,000 shares $327.71 million +34.9%3.4%3.3 $166.35 3/31/20241,460,000 shares $266.39 million -4.0%2.5%2.7 $182.46 3/15/20241,520,000 shares $264.33 million +9.4%2.6%2.9 $173.90 2/29/20241,390,000 shares $232.19 million -8.0%2.4%2.7 $167.04 2/15/20241,510,000 shares $245.74 million -4.4%2.6%3.3 $162.74 1/31/20241,580,000 shares $250.92 million +1.9%2.7%3.4 $158.81 1/15/20241,550,000 shares $245.81 million -8.8%2.6%3 $158.59 12/31/20231,700,000 shares $259.15 million +11.1%2.9%3.2 $152.44 12/15/20231,530,000 shares $227.71 million -6.7%2.6%2.9 $148.83 11/30/20231,640,000 shares $225.49 million -1.2%2.8%3.1 $137.50 11/15/20231,660,000 shares $220.61 million +2.5%2.8%3 $132.90 10/31/20231,620,000 shares $203.94 million +0.6%2.7%2.8 $125.89 10/15/20231,610,000 shares $199.69 million -9.0%2.7%2.7 $124.03 9/30/20231,770,000 shares $222.54 million -1.1%3.0%2.9 $125.73 9/15/20231,790,000 shares $225.74 million +1.1%3.0%2.9 $126.11 8/31/20231,770,000 shares $238.42 million +2.9%3.0%2.6 $134.70 8/15/20231,720,000 shares $224.87 million No Change2.9%2.4 $130.74 7/31/20231,720,000 shares $239.01 million -9.0%2.9%2.4 $138.96 7/15/20231,890,000 shares $290.46 million -3.6%3.2%2.8 $153.68 6/30/20231,960,000 shares $309.30 million +5.4%3.3%2.9 $157.81 6/15/20231,860,000 shares $274.94 million -11.0%3.1%2.8 $147.82 5/31/20232,090,000 shares $276.15 million +22.2%3.5%3.3 $132.13 5/15/20231,710,000 shares $236.08 million +4.3%2.9%2.4 $138.06 4/30/20231,640,000 shares $246.57 million -11.4%2.7%2.5 $150.35 4/15/20231,850,000 shares $251.56 million -1.6%3.1%2.9 $135.98 3/31/20231,880,000 shares $238.95 million +4.4%3.1%3 $127.10 3/15/20231,800,000 shares $211.77 million +2.9%3.0%2.7 $117.65 2/28/20231,750,000 shares $233.75 million +18.2%2.9%2.6 $133.57 2/15/20231,480,000 shares $219.25 million -13.5%2.4%2.4 $148.14 1/31/20231,710,000 shares $253.44 million -4.5%2.8%2.5 $148.21 1/15/20231,790,000 shares $264.71 million -21.8%2.9%2.3 $147.88 12/30/20222,290,000 shares $322.64 million +11.2%3.8%2.9 $140.89 12/15/20222,060,000 shares $273.01 million -7.6%3.4%2.6 $132.53 11/30/20222,230,000 shares $291.80 million +4.7%3.6%2.9 $130.85 11/15/20222,130,000 shares $271.85 million +2.9%3.4%2.9 $127.63 10/31/20222,070,000 shares $239.85 million -39.5%3.3%2.8 $115.87 10/15/20223,420,000 shares $313.07 million -1.2%5.5%5.1 $91.54 9/30/20223,460,000 shares $305.10 million +13.8%5.5%5 $88.18 9/15/20223,040,000 shares $300.93 million +15.2%4.9%4 $98.99 8/31/20222,640,000 shares $258.30 million +4.8%4.2%3.2 $97.84 8/15/20222,520,000 shares $281.71 million -22.2%4.0%3 $111.79 7/31/20223,240,000 shares $364.40 million +16.1%5.1%3.9 $112.47 7/15/20222,790,000 shares $287.51 million -9.1%4.4%3 $103.05 6/30/20223,070,000 shares $309.18 million -17.3%4.8%3.5 $100.71 6/15/20223,710,000 shares $391.18 million +3.1%5.8%4.6 $105.44 5/31/20223,600,000 shares $448.60 million +32.8%5.6%5.1 $124.61 5/15/20222,710,000 shares $337.83 million +14.8%4.2%3.7 $124.66 4/30/20222,360,000 shares $289.17 million +2.2%3.7%3.2 $122.53 4/15/20222,310,000 shares $349.13 million +6.9%3.6%3.4 $151.14 3/31/20222,160,000 shares $313.09 million -1.8%3.3%3.2 $144.95 3/15/20222,200,000 shares $327.76 million -19.1%3.1%3.4 $148.98 2/28/20222,720,000 shares $391.49 million +8.4%3.9%4.1 $143.93 2/15/20222,510,000 shares $339.15 million -2.3%3.6%3.6 $135.12 1/31/20222,570,000 shares $334.25 million +21.2%3.7%3.8 $130.06 1/15/20222,120,000 shares $283.38 million +28.5%3.0%3 $133.67 12/31/20211,650,000 shares $213.94 million -21.4%2.4%2.4 $129.66 12/15/20212,100,000 shares $271.76 million +1.5%3.0%2.9 $129.41 11/30/20212,070,000 shares $245.77 million +21.8%3.0%2.8 $118.73 11/15/20211,700,000 shares $218.76 million +14.9%2.4%2.4 $128.68 10/29/20211,480,000 shares $183.67 million -6.9%2.0%2.2 $124.10 10/15/20211,590,000 shares $211.50 million -10.2%2.2%2.5 $133.02 9/30/20211,770,000 shares $244.91 million -7.3%2.4%2.9 $138.37 9/15/20211,910,000 shares $279.70 million +14.4%2.6%3.1 $146.44 8/31/20211,670,000 shares $260.12 million +20.1%2.3%2.8 $155.76 8/13/20211,390,000 shares $207.65 million -32.2%1.9%2.2 $149.39 7/30/20212,050,000 shares $328.84 million No Change2.7%3.1 $160.41 7/15/20212,050,000 shares $313.94 million -5.1%2.7%3.1 $153.14 6/30/20212,160,000 shares $316.29 million -6.5%2.9%3.2 $146.43 6/15/20212,310,000 shares $361.77 million +18.5%3.1%3.6 $156.61 5/28/20211,950,000 shares $311.28 million -17.7%2.6%3.2 $159.63 5/14/20212,370,000 shares $374.18 million +6.8%3.2%3.9 $157.88 4/30/20212,220,000 shares $329.87 million +32.9%3.0%3.9 $148.59 4/15/20211,670,000 shares $229.66 million +11.3%2.2%2.8 $137.52 3/31/20211,500,000 shares $204.29 million +35.1%2.0%2.6 $136.19 3/15/20211,110,000 shares $152.67 million -33.1%1.5%1.9 $137.54 2/26/20211,660,000 shares $223.97 million -5.7%2.2%2.9 $134.92 2/12/20211,760,000 shares $228.87 million +33.3%2.4%3.2 $130.04 1/29/20211,320,000 shares $168.75 million -26.7%1.8%2.3 $127.84 1/15/20211,800,000 shares $240.46 million +60.7%2.4%3 $133.59 12/31/20201,120,000 shares $152.47 million -18.8%1.5%1.9 $136.13 12/15/20201,380,000 shares $185.69 million +3.8%1.9%2.3 $134.56 11/30/20201,330,000 shares $175.71 million -1.5%1.8%2 $132.11 10/30/20201,310,000 shares $138.14 million No Change1.8%2 $105.45 10/15/20201,310,000 shares $145.48 million -3.7%1.8%2.1 $111.05 9/30/20201,360,000 shares $145.55 million -3.6%1.8%2 $107.02 9/15/20201,410,000 shares $165.96 million +6.8%1.9%2 $117.70 UHS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Universal Health Services' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Universal Health Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 2,400,000 shares of UHS short. 4.46% of Universal Health Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Universal Health Services' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Universal Health Services? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. UHS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Universal Health Services's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Universal Health Services? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Universal Health Services: Apollo Management Holdings L.P., Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Muzinich & Co. Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Universal Health Services? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.46% of Universal Health Services' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Universal Health Services' short interest increasing or decreasing? Universal Health Services saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,400,000 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 2,160,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Universal Health Services' float size? Universal Health Services currently has issued a total of 63,639,000 shares. Some of Universal Health Services' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Universal Health Services currently has a public float of 53,860,000 shares. How does Universal Health Services' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.46% of Universal Health Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Universal Health Services: Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (12.99%), Community Health Systems, Inc. (11.70%), Elevance Health, Inc. (1.20%), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (2.57%), Humana Inc. (3.86%), Integer Holdings Corporation (6.71%), Alcon (1.10%), Tenet Healthcare Corporation (2.68%), Encompass Health Corporation (1.30%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (3.29%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Universal Health Services stock? Short selling UHS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Universal Health Services as its price is falling. UHS shares are trading up $1.01 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Universal Health Services? A short squeeze for Universal Health Services occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of UHS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Universal Health Services' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including UHS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. 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