Farther Finance Advisors LLC Has $64,000 Stock Position in Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 22.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 354 shares of the health services provider’s stock after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $64,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in UHS. 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 buying an additional 340,966 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 329.4% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 404,806 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $76,081,000 after buying an additional 310,531 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Universal Health Services in the 1st quarter valued at $25,555,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 119.5% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 241,164 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $43,687,000 after buying an additional 131,305 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 113.5% in the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 242,500 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $45,566,000 after buying an additional 128,900 shares during the period. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on UHS. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target 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. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $227.00 price target on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. UBS Group set a $227.00 price target on Universal Health Services in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Universal Health Services from $259.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $214.08.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

Shares of Universal Health Services stock opened at $207.18 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $13.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.30. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $183.34 and its 200-day moving average is $181.02. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a one year low of $152.33 and a one year high of $240.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

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

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Universal Health Services’s payout ratio is 4.21%.

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.