On Tuesday, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) opened lower -3.01% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $166.42. Price fluctuations for UHS have ranged from $119.90 to $183.61 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Healthcare sector has jumped its sales by 5.83% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 25.18% at the time writing. With a float of $57.41 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $59.93 million.
In an organization with 96700 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Medical Care Facilities industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Universal Health Services, Inc. is 14.60%, while institutional ownership is 87.96%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 08 ’24, was worth 6,188,630. In this transaction Executive Vice President & CFO of this company sold 35,000 shares at a rate of $176.82, taking the stock ownership to the 68,785 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 05 ’24, when Company’s Executive Vice President, UHS sold 6,337 for $176.73, making the entire transaction worth $1,119,952. This insider now owns 459 shares in total.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Performance Highlights and Predictions
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 25.18% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 19.22% during the next five years compared to 4.26% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.29. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.76. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 20.68.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 10.25, a number that is poised to hit 3.15 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 14.84 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 0.53 million. That was inferior than the volume of 0.55 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 8.68%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.90.
During the past 100 days, Universal Health Services, Inc.’s (UHS) raw stochastic average was set at 55.52%, which indicates a significant increase from 2.93% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 24.36% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 22.75% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $170.32, while its 200-day Moving Average is $146.78. However, in the short run, Universal Health Services, Inc.’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $164.99. Second resistance stands at $168.58. The third major resistance level sits at $170.70. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $159.28, it is likely to go to the next support level at $157.16. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $153.57.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) Key Stats
There are currently 67,221K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 10.85 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 14,282 M according to its annual income of 717,800 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 3,704 M and its income totaled 216,380 K.
