Capital Fund Management S.A. Grows Holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

Capital Fund Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 12.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 94,086 shares of the health services provider’s stock after buying an additional 10,754 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned approximately 0.14% of Universal Health Services worth $17,044,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 22.9% in the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 354 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC lifted its position in Universal Health Services by 3.9% in the second quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,665 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,432 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $259,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 18,244 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $3,295,000 after buying an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UHS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Guggenheim raised their target price on Universal Health Services from $227.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $233.00 price objective on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Universal Health Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Universal Health Services from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $232.64.

Universal Health Services Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE UHS opened at $242.54 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $215.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $192.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $15.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.33. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.33 and a 1 year high of $246.32.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The health services provider reported $5.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.66 by $1.03. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 19.47% and a net margin of 8.09%.The firm had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.32 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.71 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 3.80%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Universal Health Services

In other news, Director Warren J. Nimetz sold 3,817 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.30, for a total transaction of $852,336.10. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,481 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,893,807.30. The trade was a 31.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Elliot J. Md Mba Sussman sold 965 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $225.70, for a total transaction of $217,800.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,113 shares in the company, valued at $1,379,704.10. This represents a 13.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 16.40% of the company’s stock.

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.