On Tuesday, Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) opened lower -3.55% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $183.45. Price fluctuations for UHS have ranged from $153.99 to $243.25 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Healthcare sector saw sales topped by 13.00%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 18.55% at the time writing. With a float of $53.87 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $57.19 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 99000 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 58.43%, operating margin of 10.87%, and the pretax margin is 9.84%.
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 16.40%, while institutional ownership is 85.50%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 14 ’25, was worth 210,053. In this transaction Director of this company sold 1,097 shares at a rate of $191.48, taking the stock ownership to the 7,884 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 10 ’25, when Company’s Director sold 1,000 for $179.16, making the entire transaction worth $179,161. This insider now owns 7,916 shares in total.
Universal Health Services, Inc (UHS) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 18.55% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 12.83% during the next five years compared to 13.00% 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 1.23. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.71. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 10.79.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 17.81, a number that is poised to hit 4.93 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 21.50 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Universal Health Services, Inc (UHS)
The latest stats from [Universal Health Services, Inc, UHS] show that its last 5-days average volume of 0.57 million was inferior to 0.82 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 30.85%.
During the past 100 days, Universal Health Services, Inc’s (UHS) raw stochastic average was set at 50.95%, which indicates a significant increase from 28.32% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 5.18 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 5.99 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $183.33, while its 200-day Moving Average is $189.68. Now, the first resistance to watch is $182.63. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $188.31. The third major resistance level sits at $191.63. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $173.63, it is likely to go to the next support level at $170.31. The third support level lies at $164.63 if the price breaches the second support level.
Universal Health Services, Inc (NYSE: UHS) Key Stats
There are currently 65,002K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 11.40 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 15,828 M according to its annual income of 1,142 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 4,100 M and its income totaled 316,680 K.
