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The price of Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) closed at $227.95 in the last session, up 1.68% from day before closing price of $224.19. In other words, the price has increased by $1.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. UHS stock price reached its highest trading level at $228.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $221.25.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at UHS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 128.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on July 16, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $185.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 29 ’25 when SUSSMAN ELLIOT J MD MBA sold 965 shares for $225.70 per share. The transaction valued at 217,799 led to the insider holds 6,113 shares of the business.
ELLIOT SUSSMAN bought 965 shares of UHS for $217,799 on Oct 29 ’25. On May 14 ’25, another insider, Singer Maria Ruderman, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,097 shares for $191.48 each. As a result, the insider received 210,053 and left with 7,884 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UHS now has a Market Capitalization of 14506438656 and an Enterprise Value of 19480735744. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.146 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.626.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UHS is 1.28, which has changed by 0.07571614 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UHS has reached a high of $227.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $152.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.56%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, UHS traded on average about 679.73K shares per day over the past 3-months and 796760 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 63.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.83M. Insiders hold about 15.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.63% stake in the company. Shares short for UHS as of 1760486400 were 1878407 with a Short Ratio of 2.76, compared to 1757894400 on 2458813. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1878407 and a Short% of Float of 4.75.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for UHS is 0.80, which was 0.8 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0035684018. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.48. The current Payout Ratio is 4.76% for UHS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-12-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Universal Health Services, Inc (UHS) is currently drawing attention from 13.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.35, with high estimates of $5.96 and low estimates of $4.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $21.92 and $20.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $21.55. EPS for the following year is $23.41, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $24.83 and $21.54.
Revenue Estimates
According to 14 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.5B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.57B to a low estimate of $4.45B. As of. The current estimate, Universal Health Services, Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.11BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.34B. There is a high estimate of $4.43B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.22B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UHS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.45B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $17.17B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.83BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $18.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.68B and the low estimate is $17.88B.
