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Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) closed the day trading at $177.77 down -6.14% from the previous closing price of $189.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.33 million shares were traded. UHS stock price reached its highest trading level at $187.119 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $169.79.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of UHS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 90.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.23 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.73.
On March 26, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $200.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 14 ’25 when Singer Maria Ruderman sold 1,097 shares for $191.48 per share. The transaction valued at 210,053 led to the insider holds 7,884 shares of the business.
Singer Maria Ruderman sold 1,000 shares of UHS for $179,161 on Mar 10 ’25. The Director now owns 7,916 shares after completing the transaction at $179.16 per share. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, MARIA RUDERMAN SINGER, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $179.16 each.
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 12204372992 and an Enterprise Value of 16523074560. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.027 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.051.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UHS is 1.32, which has changed by -0.042600155 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UHS has reached a high of $243.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $153.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.50%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UHS traded about 848.92K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UHS traded about 682150 shares per day. A total of 57.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.87M. Insiders hold about 16.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.24% stake in the company. Shares short for UHS as of 1747267200 were 2498790 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1744675200 on 2474385. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2498790 and a Short% of Float of 6.2.
Dividends & Splits
UHS’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.80, up from 0.8 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0042220815The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.49. The current Payout Ratio is 4.76% for UHS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1748822400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-12-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
