CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp Sells 205 Shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp decreased its stake in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 0.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,203 shares of the health services provider’s stock after selling 205 shares during the period. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp’s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $4,022,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in Universal Health Services during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Universal Health Services during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Universal Health Services by 49.3% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 203 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in Universal Health Services by 89.7% during the first quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 258 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Universal Health Services by 22.9% during the second quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 354 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group set a $227.00 target price on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $227.00 target price on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $225.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Universal Health Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Universal Health Services currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $214.08.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UHS opened at $203.32 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $181.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $180.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market cap of $12.94 billion, a PE ratio of 10.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.30. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.33 and a 1 year high of $240.26.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.85 by $0.50. The firm had revenue of $4.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.24 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.31 earnings per share. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at 20.000-21.000 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio is 4.21%.

Universal Health Services Company Profile

Universal Health Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. It operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. The company's hospitals offer general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic and coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services, and/or behavioral health services.