Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for UHS FY2025 Earnings

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Universal Health Services in a research note issued on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the health services provider will earn $21.58 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $20.33. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Universal Health Services’ current full-year earnings is $15.92 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Universal Health Services’ FY2026 earnings at $22.86 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $6.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $25.14 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $250.00 to $263.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. UBS Group set a $231.00 price objective on Universal Health Services in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Universal Health Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $233.00 price objective on Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $233.20.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

NYSE UHS opened at $224.58 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.29 billion, a PE ratio of 10.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.03. Universal Health Services has a 52-week low of $152.33 and a 52-week high of $229.76. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $203.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $187.76.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The health services provider reported $5.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.66 by $1.03. The company had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.32 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 8.09% and a return on equity of 19.47%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.71 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Elliot J. Md Mba Sussman sold 965 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.70, for a total value of $217,800.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,113 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,379,704.10. This trade represents a 13.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 16.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Universal Health Services

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UHS. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Universal Health Services by 20.0% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 80,408 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $15,109,000 after purchasing an additional 13,413 shares during the period. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 37.2% during the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 2,058 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 558 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 43.6% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 25,121 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $4,720,000 after buying an additional 7,627 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 2.5% in the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 8,565 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $1,609,000 after buying an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 227.2% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,316 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $2,126,000 after acquiring an additional 7,858 shares during the period. 86.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Universal Health Services Company Profile

Universal Health Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. It operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. The company's hospitals offer general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic and coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services, and/or behavioral health services.