Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) Director Elliot Md Mba Sussman Sells 965 Shares of Stock

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) Director Elliot Md Mba Sussman sold 965 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.70, for a total value of $217,800.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,113 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,379,704.10. The trade was a 13.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

NYSE:UHS opened at $218.35 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $13.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $197.25 and its 200-day moving average is $184.57. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.33 and a 1-year high of $227.22.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The health services provider reported $5.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.66 by $1.03. The company had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.32 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 19.47% and a net margin of 8.09%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.71 earnings per share. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at 21.500-22.100 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Universal Health Services

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Universal Health Services in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Universal Health Services in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Universal Health Services during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in Universal Health Services during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Universal Health Services during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on UHS. Guggenheim raised their target price on Universal Health Services from $227.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America lowered Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley set a $233.00 target price on Universal Health Services in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Universal Health Services in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $219.00 target price for the company. Finally, Zacks Research raised Universal Health Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $230.57.

About Universal Health Services

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.