359 Shares in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) Bought by Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new stake in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 359 shares of the health services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $55,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UHS. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,071,022 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $315,707,000 after acquiring an additional 103,802 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Universal Health Services by 12.9% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,707,708 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $214,710,000 after purchasing an additional 195,650 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,090,010 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $137,047,000 after purchasing an additional 37,243 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 42.8% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 736,542 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $112,278,000 after purchasing an additional 220,823 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 634,646 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $79,794,000 after buying an additional 1,646 shares during the last quarter. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $183.00 to $189.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 7th. Mizuho lifted their price target on Universal Health Services from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Universal Health Services from $170.00 to $189.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 4th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Universal Health Services to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Universal Health Services presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $190.43.

Universal Health Services Stock Down 1.0 %

UHS stock opened at $188.59 on Friday. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $119.90 and a fifty-two week high of $191.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.98, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.29. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $176.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $166.87.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The health services provider reported $3.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.56. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 5.57% and a return on equity of 13.34%. The business had revenue of $3.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.78 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.34 earnings per share. Universal Health Services’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 13.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.42%. Universal Health Services’s payout ratio is 6.78%.

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.