IFP Advisors Inc Purchases 231 Shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 17.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,546 shares of the health services provider’s stock after buying an additional 231 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $280,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in UHS. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Universal Health Services by 6.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,315,468 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $247,176,000 after purchasing an additional 74,128 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,241,738 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $233,311,000 after purchasing an additional 102,137 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 57.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 931,355 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $173,381,000 after purchasing an additional 340,966 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 634,592 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $119,240,000 after buying an additional 10,449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 504,804 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $94,853,000 after buying an additional 16,900 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Universal Health Services Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of UHS stock opened at $204.00 on Friday. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1-year low of $152.33 and a 1-year high of $240.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The stock has a market cap of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.74, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $190.44 and a 200-day moving average of $182.27.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.85 by $0.50. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 18.25% and a net margin of 7.66%.The company had revenue of $4.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.31 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at 20.000-21.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UHS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Universal Health Services from $243.00 to $203.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $201.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $227.00 target price on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $259.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Universal Health Services has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $218.69.

Universal Health Services 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.