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In the latest session, Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) closed at $175.50 down -1.86% from its previous closing price of $178.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. UHS stock price reached its highest trading level at $178.1913 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $174.83.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Universal Health Services, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 90.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.19. 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.
On March 26, 2025, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $200.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 11443074048 and an Enterprise Value of 16333901824. As of this moment, Universal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.032 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.196.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UHS is 1.29, which has changed by 0.09666932 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 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 -2.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.09%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, UHS has traded an average of 830.47K shares per day and 824810 over the past ten days. A total of 57.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.32M. Insiders hold about 16.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.43% stake in the company. Shares short for UHS as of 1743379200 were 2677431 with a Short Ratio of 3.22, compared to 1740700800 on 1949222. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2677431 and a Short% of Float of 6.52.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for UHS is 0.80, from 0.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0044737724The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.5. 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.
