TD Asset Management Inc Has $6.16 Million Stock Position in Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

TD Asset Management Inc lowered its stake in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 18.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 30,153 shares of the health services provider’s stock after selling 6,913 shares during the quarter. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $6,164,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 310.2% during the third quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 1,607,029 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $328,541,000 after purchasing an additional 1,215,286 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Universal Health Services during the 2nd quarter worth $83,333,000. Nomura Holdings Inc. boosted its position in Universal Health Services by 100.6% in the 2nd quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 2,560 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $464,000 after buying an additional 426,211 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 11.1% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,461,198 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $264,696,000 after buying an additional 145,730 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 50.2% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 403,237 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $74,385,000 after acquiring an additional 134,757 shares during the last quarter. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on UHS. Guggenheim raised their price target on Universal Health Services from $253.00 to $274.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $251.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Universal Health Services from $262.00 to $268.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $232.21.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

Shares of Universal Health Services stock opened at $204.54 on Wednesday. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.33 and a 12 month high of $246.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a market capitalization of $12.78 billion, a PE ratio of 8.84, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.26. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $215.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $211.53.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The health services provider reported $5.88 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.92 by ($0.04). Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 19.65% and a net margin of 8.57%.The business had revenue of $4.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.92 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 22.640-24.520 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio is 3.46%.

Universal Health Services Company Profile

Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) is one of the largest diversified health care management companies in the United States, offering a broad spectrum of services through its acute care hospital and behavioral health segments. The company operates general acute care hospitals, surgical hospitals and ambulatory centers, as well as inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities. Its network provides emergency and specialized medicine, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, advanced surgical care and rehabilitation, complemented by a comprehensive array of behavioral services including psychiatric treatment, addiction programs and developmental disabilities care.

In the acute care segment, UHS’s facilities deliver services ranging from emergency department treatment and intensive care to maternity care and outpatient surgery.