Universal Health Services
About: Universal Health Services Inc owns and operates acute care hospitals, behavior health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and radiation oncology centers. The firm operates in two key segments: Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Services. The Acute Care Hospital Services segment includes the firm's acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, and surgery and oncology centers.
Employees: 96,700
0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
79% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $63.3M | Put options by funds: $35.4M
0.35% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.16% [Q3] → 91.51% (+0.35%) [Q4]
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 199 | Existing positions reduced: 218
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 612 [Q3] → 579 (-33) [Q4]
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 104
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.4B [Q3] → $9.64B (-$2.74B) [Q4]
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 3 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$226
26%
upside
Avg. target
$236
31%
upside
High target
$251
39%
upside
3 analyst ratings
2 positive
67%
1 neutral
33%
0 negative
0%
JP Morgan Benjamin Rossi 100% 1-year accuracy 1 / 1 met price target | 26%upside $226 | Neutral Assumed | 17 Dec 2024 |
TD Cowen Ryan Langston 10% 1-year accuracy 1 / 10 met price target | 39%upside $251 | Buy Maintained | 26 Nov 2024 |
Wells Fargo Stephen Baxter 24% 1-year accuracy 9 / 38 met price target | 28%upside $230 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about UHS published over the past 30 days
Neutral
PRNewsWire
15 hours ago
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. TO PRESENT AT MARCH HEALTHCARE CONFERENCES
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. , Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that Steve Filton, Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer will present at the following conferences: Monday, March 3, 2025 at 9:10am (ET), at the TD Cowen 45th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston, MA Monday, March 10, 2025 at 1:00pm (ET), at Leerink Partners 2025 Global Healthcare Conference in Miami Beach, FL.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. , Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that its Board of Directors voted to pay a cash dividend of $0.20 per share on March 17, 2025 to shareholders of record as of March 03, 2025.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Universal Health Services: A Quality GARP Company With Significant Upside
Universal Health Services (UHS) remains a BUY due to stable long-term fundamentals, consistent revenue growth, and improving margins. UHS's strong financial performance, including a 45% increase in adjusted diluted EPS and improved EBITDA margins, underscores its resilience and efficiency. With COVID disruptions over, UHS is poised for 6%-7% long-term growth, supported by robust performance in both acute and behavioral health segments.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Thriving in Healthcare: 5 Hospital Stocks to Keep on Your Radar
The Zacks Medical-Hospital industry is likely to benefit from improving financial, operating and staffing stability. Companies like HCA, THC, UHS, ACHC and CYH are well-positioned to gain from these trends.
Positive
CNBC Television
3 weeks ago
Barclays' Andrew Mok: Any sustained underperformance in big tech will likely benefit healthcare
Andrew Mok, Barclays director of equity research, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss why healthcare may offer opportunity as tech stocks are under pressure from China competition.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES DATE FOR 2024 FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. , Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that it will report results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024, after the market closes on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Universal Health Stock Trading at Attractive Valuation: Time to Buy?
With UHS stock trading at a discount, we examine its growth drivers and challenges to determine if it presents a strong investment opportunity for investors at this time.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Here's Why Universal Health Services (UHS) is a Strong Value Stock
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Universal Health Realty: 7.3% Yield With 27 Years Of Hikes
Universal Health Realty has a long history of dividend hikes. It cannot be called a dividend aristocrat as that term is reserved for S&P 500 members. We look at the recent financials and tell you why we don't own it.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Universal Health Up 46% in a Year: Is it the Right Time to Invest?
UHS gains from growing patient volumes and an extensive treatment network. However, an elevated expense level can pressure margins in the days ahead.
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