On Tuesday, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) opened higher 0.53% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $211.00. Price fluctuations for UHS have ranged from $119.90 to $219.61 over the past 52 weeks.
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Annual sales at Healthcare sector company grew by 5.83% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 46.68% at the time writing. With a float of $56.80 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $59.93 million.
Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 96700 employees.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Insider and Institutional Ownership
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 15.14%, while institutional ownership is 85.00%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jul 26 ’24, was worth 533,616. Before that another transaction happened on Jul 26 ’24, when Company’s Director proposed sale 2,535 for $209.55, making the entire transaction worth $531,211.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Latest Financial update
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 4.25 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 46.68% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 24.54% 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 1.17. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.95. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 17.03.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 13.64, a number that is poised to hit 3.60 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 17.33 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) saw its 5-day average volume 1.04 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 0.66 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 77.07%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 6.13.
During the past 100 days, Universal Health Services, Inc.’s (UHS) raw stochastic average was set at 88.79%, which indicates a significant increase from 81.30% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 44.23% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 29.24% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $190.17, while its 200-day Moving Average is $165.40. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $213.89 in the near term. At $215.66, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $217.73. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $210.05, it is likely to go to the next support level at $207.98. The third support level lies at $206.21 if the price breaches the second support level.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) Key Stats
There are currently 66,929K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 14.20 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 3,908 M and its income totaled 289,150 K.
