A share price of Universal Health Services, Inc [UHS] is currently trading at $219.32, up 2.47%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The UHS shares have gain 6.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.08%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform on July 16, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $185. On April 15, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $224 on the stock. Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and suggested a price target of $200 on March 26, 2025. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating to a Overweight. In a note dated December 16, 2024, Goldman downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $228 to $198.
Universal Health Services, Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $152.33 and $214.28. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $233.83 within the next 12 months. Universal Health Services, Inc [NYSE: UHS] shares were valued at $219.32 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.62% based on the average UHS price forecast.
Analyzing the UHS fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Universal Health Services, Inc [NYSE:UHS] were 16.99B which represents 13.43% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.93% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.16. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.65.
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 211.74 points at the first support level, and at 204.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 226.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 234.30.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Universal Health Services, Inc [NYSE:UHS] is 1.03. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.96, while the Cash Ratio is 0.04. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.82, the price to book ratio is 1.99 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.42.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Singer Maria Ruderman, Director, that happened on May 14 ’25 when 1097.0 shares were sold. Director, Singer Maria Ruderman completed a deal on Mar 10 ’25 to sell 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director MARIA RUDERMAN SINGER bought 1000.0 shares on Mar 10 ’25.
