Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Universal Health Services (UHS)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) recently:

• 10/31/2024 – Universal Health Services was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 10/28/2024 – Universal Health Services had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $222.00 to $211.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2024 – Universal Health Services had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $283.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/25/2024 – Universal Health Services had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $256.00 to $271.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/25/2024 – Universal Health Services had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $219.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2024 – Universal Health Services had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $255.00 to $275.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2024 – Universal Health Services was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 10/16/2024 – Universal Health Services was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $283.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $220.00.
• 10/11/2024 – Universal Health Services is now covered by analysts at KeyCorp. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/11/2024 – Universal Health Services was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 10/1/2024 – Universal Health Services had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $219.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/9/2024 – Universal Health Services had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $189.00 to $222.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.

Universal Health Services Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of UHS stock opened at $208.83 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.39. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $127.21 and a fifty-two week high of $243.25. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $227.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $202.67. The company has a market cap of $13.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.88, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.29.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The health services provider reported $3.71 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $3.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.90 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 6.66% and a return on equity of 15.75%. The company’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.55 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Universal Health Services

In related news, Director Nina Chen-Langenmayr sold 850 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $212.11, for a total transaction of $180,293.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 1,985 shares in the company, valued at approximately $421,038.35. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, Director Nina Chen-Langenmayr sold 850 shares of Universal Health Services stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $212.11, for a total value of $180,293.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,985 shares in the company, valued at $421,038.35. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Warren J. Nimetz sold 3,444 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.64, for a total transaction of $749,552.16. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 3,971 shares in the company, valued at $864,248.44. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 16.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. purchased a new position in Universal Health Services during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 1,284.6% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 180 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Universal Health Services in the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Universal Health Services in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Universal Health Services in the 1st quarter worth about $43,000. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Universal Health Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. It operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. The company's 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.