Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS Shares Sold by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors reduced its stake in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 42.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,929 shares of the health services provider’s stock after selling 1,434 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $349,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of UHS. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 16.6% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,029 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $1,851,000 after purchasing an additional 1,430 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 5.4% in the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 5,152 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $968,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Universal Health Services by 102.4% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,820 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $873,000 after buying an additional 2,438 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 80,408 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $15,109,000 after buying an additional 13,413 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Universal Health Services during the 1st quarter worth approximately $265,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UHS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research raised Universal Health Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Barclays boosted their target price on Universal Health Services from $250.00 to $263.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Universal Health Services in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $219.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America cut Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Guggenheim boosted their price objective on Universal Health Services from $227.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Universal Health Services presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $233.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Universal Health Services news, Director Elliot J. Md Mba Sussman sold 965 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.70, for a total value of $217,800.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,113 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,379,704.10. The trade was a 13.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 16.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Universal Health Services Trading Up 1.6%

NYSE UHS opened at $220.53 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $198.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.30. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.33 and a 12 month high of $227.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The company has a market capitalization of $14.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.30.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The health services provider reported $5.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.66 by $1.03. The company had revenue of $4.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.32 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 8.09% and a return on equity of 19.47%. Universal Health Services’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.71 earnings per share. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at 21.500-22.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.