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After finishing at $174.14 in the prior trading day, Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) closed at $181.58, up 4.27%. In other words, the price has increased by $4.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. UHS stock price reached its highest trading level at $182.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $175.1.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UHS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 93.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.51. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.17 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.73.
Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on December 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $228 to $198.
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 Mar 10 ’25 when Singer Maria Ruderman sold 1,000 shares for $179.16 per share. The transaction valued at 179,161 led to the insider holds 7,916 shares of the business.
MARIA RUDERMAN SINGER bought 1,000 shares of UHS for $179,161 on Mar 10 ’25. On Dec 11 ’24, another insider, Singer Maria Ruderman, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,614 shares for $191.15 each. As a result, the insider received 308,516 and left with 5,879 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 11803063296 and an Enterprise Value of 16729113600. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.057 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.37.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UHS is 1.26, which has changed by 0.024082065 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 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 $152.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.31%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 726.68K shares per day over the past 3-months and 995860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 57.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.19M. Insiders hold about 16.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.53% stake in the company. Shares short for UHS as of 1740700800 were 1949222 with a Short Ratio of 2.68, compared to 1738281600 on 1785571. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1949222 and a Short% of Float of 4.7399998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, UHS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0045940047The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.51. The current Payout Ratio is 4.76% for UHS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-12-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
