At the time of writing, Universal Health Services, Inc [UHS] stock is trading at $184.16, up 3.35%. 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 7.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.52%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Universal Health Services, Inc [NYSE: UHS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 15, 2025, when Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $224 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock with Equal-Weight rating on March 26, 2025, and set its price target to $200. On February 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $198 on December 16, 2024. In a note dated October 16, 2024, TD Cowen upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $220 to $283.
For the past year, the stock price of Universal Health Services, Inc fluctuated between $153.99 and $243.25. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $200 within the next 12 months. Universal Health Services, Inc [NYSE: UHS] shares were valued at $184.16 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.6% based on the average UHS price forecast.
Analyzing the UHS fundamentals
According to Universal Health Services, Inc [NYSE:UHS], the company’s sales were 16.08B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.66% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.51% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.14. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.74.
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 177.42 points at the first support level, and at 170.67 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 188.90, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 193.63.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Universal Health Services, Inc [NYSE:UHS] has a current ratio of 1.32. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.23, while the Cash Ratio is 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.75, the price to book ratio is 1.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.34.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Singer Maria Ruderman, Director, that happened on Mar 10 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were sold. Director, MARIA RUDERMAN SINGER completed a deal on Mar 10 ’25 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Singer Maria Ruderman sold 1614.0 shares on Dec 11 ’24.
