The price-to-earnings ratio for Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is 14.43x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for UHS is 1.27. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for UHS is 57.42M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.44% of that float. On May 02, 2024, UHS’s average trading volume was 624.55K shares.
UHS) stock’s latest price update
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.14 in relation to its previous close of 170.43. However, the company has experienced a 2.59% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-29 that Universal Health Services (UHS) could produce exceptional returns because of its solid growth attributes.
UHS’s Market Performance
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has experienced a 2.59% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -1.29% drop in the past month, and a 7.17% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.67%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.54% for UHS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.23% for UHS’s stock, with a 15.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of UHS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UHS stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for UHS by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for UHS in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $181 based on the research report published on March 06, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UHS reach a price target of $177, previously predicting the price at $144. The rating they have provided for UHS stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 02nd, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to UHS, setting the target price at $170 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
UHS Trading at -0.20% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UHS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.67%, as shares sank -2.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UHS rose by +2.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.92% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $166.31. In addition, Universal Health Services, Inc. saw 11.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UHS starting from FILTON STEVE, who sale 35,000 shares at the price of $176.82 back on Mar 08 ’24. After this action, FILTON STEVE now owns 68,785 shares of Universal Health Services, Inc., valued at $6,188,630 using the latest closing price.
Peterson Matthew Jay, the Executive Vice President, UHS of Universal Health Services, Inc., sale 6,337 shares at $176.73 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’24, which means that Peterson Matthew Jay is holding 459 shares at $1,119,952 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UHS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.48 for the gross margin
The net margin for Universal Health Services, Inc. stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 13.31, with 5.92 for asset returns.
Based on Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.94.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.74 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.82. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.37for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.38.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
