BTC Capital Management Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

BTC Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 161.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 42,199 shares of the health services provider’s stock after buying an additional 26,047 shares during the period. BTC Capital Management Inc. owned 0.07% of Universal Health Services worth $9,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in UHS. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Universal Health Services by 310.2% in the third quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 1,607,029 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $328,541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,215,286 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 13.8% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,494,464 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $305,510,000 after purchasing an additional 181,801 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 11.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,461,198 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $264,696,000 after purchasing an additional 145,730 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,125,764 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $230,151,000 after purchasing an additional 40,533 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 22.1% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 781,145 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $159,698,000 after purchasing an additional 141,621 shares during the period. 86.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on UHS shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $250.00 to $229.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $262.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $253.00 to $274.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $232.21.

Universal Health Services Price Performance

UHS stock opened at $178.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.05. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.33 and a 1 year high of $246.32. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $205.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $212.17.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The health services provider reported $5.88 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.92 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $4.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.50 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 19.65% and a net margin of 8.57%.The business’s revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.92 earnings per share. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.640-24.520 EPS. On average, 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. Universal Health Services’s payout ratio is presently 3.46%.

Universal Health Services Profile

Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) is one of the largest diversified health care management companies in the United States, offering a broad spectrum of services through its acute care hospital and behavioral health segments. The company operates general acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals and ambulatory centers, as well as inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities. Its network provides emergency and specialized medicine, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, advanced surgical care and rehabilitation, complemented by a comprehensive array of behavioral services including psychiatric treatment, addiction programs and developmental disabilities care.

In the acute care segment, UHS’s facilities deliver services ranging from emergency department treatment and intensive care to maternity care and outpatient surgery.