At the time of writing, Universal Health Services, Inc. [UHS] stock is trading at $229.29, up 0.65%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The UHS shares have gain 2.70% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.29%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Universal Health Services, Inc. [NYSE: UHS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 26, 2024, when Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $219 from $162. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight on July 26, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $256. On June 26, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $236 on the stock. Robert W. Baird started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $198 on May 30, 2024. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $226 on May 20, 2024. Barclays started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on March 06, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $181. In a note dated January 02, 2024, Wells Fargo upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $144 to $177.
For the past year, the stock price of Universal Health Services, Inc. fluctuated between $119.90 and $229.01. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $205.93 within the next 12 months. Universal Health Services, Inc. [NYSE: UHS] shares were valued at $229.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -10.19% based on the average UHS price forecast.
Analyzing the UHS fundamentals
According to Universal Health Services, Inc. [NYSE:UHS], the company’s sales were 15.02B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.13% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.71.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 228.47 points at the first support level, and at 227.65 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 230.30, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 231.31.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Universal Health Services, Inc. [NYSE:UHS] has a current ratio of 1.28. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.17, while the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.02, the price to book ratio is 2.36 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.82.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SUSSMAN ELLIOT J MD MBA, Director, that happened on Aug 13 ’24 when 1722.0 shares were sold. Director, Nimetz Warren J. completed a deal on Aug 12 ’24 to sell 3444.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director ELLIOT SUSSMAN bought 1722.0 shares on Aug 13 ’24.
