Swiss National Bank Has $29.62 Million Holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Swiss National Bank lessened its stake in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 194,300 shares of the health services provider’s stock after selling 8,200 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $29,619,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in UHS. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 30.5% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 33,054 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $5,039,000 after purchasing an additional 7,733 shares during the last quarter. Sivik Global Healthcare LLC boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Sivik Global Healthcare LLC now owns 67,500 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $10,290,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Universal Health Services during the fourth quarter worth $949,000. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,070 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 14.2% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 74,240 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $11,317,000 after purchasing an additional 9,221 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Universal Health Services Trading Down 0.0 %

UHS opened at $169.47 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $171.56 and its 200-day moving average is $155.92. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.90 and a 1-year high of $183.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75. The company has a market cap of $11.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.36, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.26.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The health services provider reported $3.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.56. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 13.34%. The company had revenue of $3.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.78 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.34 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 13.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Steve Filton sold 35,000 shares of Universal Health Services stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.82, for a total transaction of $6,188,700.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 68,785 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,162,563.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 16.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on UHS shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $208.00 to $203.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $170.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $144.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 28th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $156.00 target price on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $183.20.

About Universal Health Services

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.