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After finishing at $178.68 in the prior trading day, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) closed at $183.88, up 2.91%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.03 million shares were traded. UHS stock price reached its highest trading level at $183.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $177.37.
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 109.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.84. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.28 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.82.
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, Robert W. Baird on June 26, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $236 from $198 previously.
On May 30, 2024, Robert W. Baird started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $198.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on May 20, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $189 to $226.
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 16 ’24 when Nimetz Warren J. sold 725 shares for $180.32 per share. The transaction valued at 130,732 led to the insider holds 3,971 shares of the business.
Singer Maria Ruderman sold 1,689 shares of UHS for $302,827 on May 14 ’24. The Director now owns 3,168 shares after completing the transaction at $179.29 per share. On Mar 08 ’24, another insider, FILTON STEVE, who serves as the Executive Vice President & CFO of the company, sold 35,000 shares for $176.82 each. As a result, the insider received 6,188,630 and left with 68,785 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 12306941952 and an Enterprise Value of 17556183040. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.198 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.475.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UHS is 1.27, which has changed by 0.20664084 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24125004 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UHS has reached a high of $194.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.28%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 693.89K shares per day over the past 3-months and 678400 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 59.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.80M. Insiders hold about 15.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.08% stake in the company. Shares short for UHS as of 1719532800 were 1430742 with a Short Ratio of 2.06, compared to 1717113600 on 1685715. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1430742 and a Short% of Float of 3.32.
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 0.004477278The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.51. The current Payout Ratio is 7.82% for UHS, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-06-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1717372800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2009-12-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
