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 segments: Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Services. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Acute Care Hospital Services segment. The Acute Care Hospital Services segment includes the firm's acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals, and surgery and oncology centers.
Employees: 99,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
79% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $63.7M | Put options by funds: $35.6M
2.89% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.88% [Q3] → 91.77% (+2.89%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q3] → 4 (+0) [Q4]
9% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 97 | Existing positions closed: 107
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 200 | Existing positions reduced: 221
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 613 [Q3] → 594 (-19) [Q4]
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.1B [Q3] → $9.67B (-$2.42B) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Baird Michael Ha 27% 1-year accuracy 6 / 22 met price target | 34%upside $224 | Neutral Downgraded | 15 Apr 2025 |
Guggenheim Jason Cassorla 7% 1-year accuracy 1 / 14 met price target | 25%upside $208 | Buy Initiated | 9 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Craig Hettenbach 29% 1-year accuracy 2 / 7 met price target | 20%upside $200 | Equal-Weight Initiated | 26 Mar 2025 |
Wells Fargo Stephen Baxter 26% 1-year accuracy 8 / 31 met price target | 35%upside $225 | Overweight Maintained | 10 Mar 2025 |
Stephens & Co. Scott Fidel 46% 1-year accuracy 19 / 41 met price target | 34%upside $223 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 28 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 23 articles about UHS published over the past 30 days









