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Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) closed the day trading at $224.66 down -4.06% from the previous closing price of $234.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.34 million shares were traded. UHS stock price reached its highest trading level at $234.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $223.74.
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 116.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.28. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.74.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, TD Cowen on October 16, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $283 from $220 previously.
Cantor Fitzgerald Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on July 26, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $162 to $219.
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 Aug 13 ’24 when SUSSMAN ELLIOT J MD MBA sold 1,722 shares for $218.08 per share. The transaction valued at 375,534 led to the insider holds 5,048 shares of the business.
Nimetz Warren J. sold 3,444 shares of UHS for $749,552 on Aug 12 ’24. The Director now owns 3,971 shares after completing the transaction at $217.64 per share. On Aug 13 ’24, another insider, ELLIOT SUSSMAN, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,722 shares for $218.08 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 14987787264 and an Enterprise Value of 19925643264. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.327 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.899.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, UHS has reached a high of $243.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.89%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UHS traded about 758.40K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UHS traded about 816190 shares per day. A total of 59.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.39M. Insiders hold about 15.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.03% stake in the company. Shares short for UHS as of 1727654400 were 1407592 with a Short Ratio of 1.86, compared to 1724976000 on 1238865. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1407592 and a Short% of Float of 3.2800000000000002.
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 0.0034164675The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.51.
