V Square Quantitative Management LLC Acquires 197 Shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. $UHS

V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,330 shares of the health services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $241,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Universal Health Services by 6.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,315,468 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $247,176,000 after acquiring an additional 74,128 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 9.0% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,241,738 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $233,311,000 after purchasing an additional 102,137 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 57.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 931,355 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $173,381,000 after purchasing an additional 340,966 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 1.7% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 634,592 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $119,240,000 after purchasing an additional 10,449 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 3.5% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 504,804 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $94,853,000 after purchasing an additional 16,900 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on UHS shares. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $243.00 to $203.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $201.00 to $206.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $259.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Bank of America lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $215.00 to $185.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Universal Health Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $214.08.

Universal Health Services Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of Universal Health Services stock opened at $205.49 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $182.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.78. The company has a market cap of $13.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.82, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.33 and a 1 year high of $240.26.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The health services provider reported $5.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.85 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $4.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.24 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 18.25%. Universal Health Services’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.31 earnings per share. Universal Health Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at 20.000-21.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current year.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.21%.

Universal Health Services 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.