UHS Stock Earnings Estimates Decreased by KeyCorp

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp lowered their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Universal Health Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 28th. KeyCorp analyst M. Gillmor now anticipates that the health services provider will earn $5.67 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $5.84. The consensus estimate for Universal Health Services’ current full-year earnings is $22.63 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Universal Health Services’ FY2027 earnings at $22.24 EPS.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 27th. The health services provider reported $5.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.19 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.71 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 18.39% and a net margin of 7.96%. Universal Health Services’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.69 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on UHS. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $183.00 price target on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $242.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $166.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $166.00 to $156.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $179.00 to $168.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $201.00.

Universal Health Services Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:UHS opened at $180.48 on Monday. Universal Health Services has a 1 year low of $140.08 and a 1 year high of $246.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $177.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $177.21.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Eagle Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 4,554,670 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $677,234,000 after purchasing an additional 130,389 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 32.4% during the third quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 2,607,221 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $454,334,000 after buying an additional 637,894 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 12.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,781,262 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $318,812,000 after buying an additional 192,351 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 1.7% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,226,577 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $219,520,000 after buying an additional 20,577 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 6.0% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 374,155 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $66,963,000 after buying an additional 21,333 shares in the last quarter. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Universal Health Services

Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) is a healthcare services company that owns and operates hospitals, outpatient facilities and other healthcare providers. Its operations are focused primarily on acute care and behavioral health services.

The company’s acute care operations include general and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, emergency departments, physician practices and other outpatient services. Its behavioral health business provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for mental health conditions, substance-use disorders and related needs.

Universal Health Services serves patients across the United States and Puerto Rico, with additional behavioral health operations in the United Kingdom.