Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)

US — Healthcare Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol UHS
  • Rev/Share 264.0391
  • Book/Share 113.3924
  • PB 2.1311
  • Debt/Equity 0.7069
  • CurrentRatio 1.0313
  • ROIC 0.1148

 

  • MktCap 15437062016.0
  • FreeCF/Share 21.3228
  • PFCF 11.2495
  • PE 11.2043
  • Debt/Assets 0.3331
  • DivYield 0.0033
  • ROE 0.1985

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade UHS Raymond James Market Perform Outperform -- $270 Nov. 3, 2025
Resumed UHS Goldman -- Neutral -- $219 Oct. 14, 2025
Downgrade UHS BofA Securities Neutral Underperform -- $185 July 16, 2025
Downgrade UHS Robert W. Baird Outperform Neutral -- $224 April 15, 2025
Initiation UHS Morgan Stanley -- Equal Weight -- $200 March 26, 2025
Upgrade UHS Cantor Fitzgerald Neutral Overweight -- -- Feb. 3, 2025
Resumed UHS JP Morgan -- Neutral -- $226 Dec. 17, 2024
Downgrade UHS Goldman Buy Neutral $228 $198 Dec. 16, 2024
Upgrade UHS TD Cowen Hold Buy $220 $283 Oct. 16, 2024
Initiation UHS KeyBanc Capital Markets -- Sector Weight -- -- Oct. 11, 2024

News

Universal Health Services (UHS) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
UHS
Published: February 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Although the revenue and EPS for Universal Health Services (UHS) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

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Universal Health Services (UHS) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
UHS
Published: February 26, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Universal Health Services (UHS) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.19 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.13 per share a year ago.

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Universal Health to Report Q4 Earnings: What Do the Estimates Say?
UHS
Published: February 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

UHS' fourth-quarter earnings are likely to have benefited from growing admissions and patient days.

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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. TO PRESENT AT MARCH HEALTHCARE CONFERENCES
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Published: February 21, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

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.

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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND
UHS
Published: February 12, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

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.

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Universal Health Services: A Quality GARP Company With Significant Upside
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Published: February 09, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

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.

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About Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)

  • IPO Date 1981-07-09
  • Website https://uhs.com
  • Industry Medical - Care Facilities
  • CEO Marc D. Miller
  • Employees 99300

Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. The company operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. Its 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. As of February 24, 2022, it owned and/or operated 363 inpatient facilities, and 40 outpatient and other facilities located in 39 states; Washington, D.C.; the United Kingdom; and Puerto Rico. The company also provides commercial health insurance services; and various management services, which include central purchasing, information, finance and control systems, facilities planning, physician recruitment, administrative personnel management, marketing, and public relations services. Universal Health Services, Inc. founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.