Captrust Financial Advisors Has $313,000 Stock Position in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Captrust Financial Advisors lowered its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 21.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,745 shares of the health services provider’s stock after selling 481 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors’ holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $313,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Universal Health Services in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quent Capital LLC boosted its stake in Universal Health Services by 118.3% during the fourth quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 179 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. Campbell Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Universal Health Services during the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in Universal Health Services by 55.6% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 280 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 30.7% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 455 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Universal Health Services

In other Universal Health Services news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,097 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.48, for a total transaction of $210,053.56. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,884 shares in the company, valued at $1,509,628.32. This represents a 12.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 16.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on UHS. Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and set a $224.00 price target (down previously from $274.00) on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays increased their price target on Universal Health Services from $249.00 to $257.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Stephens boosted their price target on Universal Health Services from $210.00 to $223.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Universal Health Services from $211.00 to $201.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $224.77.

Universal Health Services Trading Down 0.7%

UHS opened at $195.44 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $179.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.24. The company has a market capitalization of $12.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.99, a PEG ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.29. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 52 week low of $153.99 and a 52 week high of $243.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The health services provider reported $4.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $0.48. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 15.75% and a net margin of 6.66%. The business had revenue of $4.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.16 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.70 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.49%.

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.