Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is 11.64% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $119.90 and a high of $183.61 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The UHS stock was last observed hovering at around $170.43 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.24%.
Currently trading at $170.19, the stock is 2.23% and -0.20% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.14 million and changing -0.14% at the moment leaves the stock 15.57% off its SMA200. UHS registered 14.85% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 37.44%.
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The stock witnessed a -1.29% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 7.17%, and is 2.59% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 3.67% over the week and 2.54% over the month.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has around 96700 employees, a market worth around $11.44B and $14.66B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 14.43 and Fwd P/E is 11.35. Profit margin for the company is 5.57%. Distance from 52-week low is 41.94% and -7.31% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (7.18%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 26.80% this year
The shares outstanding are 59.93M, and float is at 57.42M with Short Float at 3.44%.
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by FILTON STEVE, the company’s Executive Vice President & CFO. SEC filings show that FILTON STEVE sold 35,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 08 ’24 at a price of $176.82 per share for a total of $6.19 million. Following the sale, the insider now owns 68785.0 shares.
Universal Health Services, Inc. disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 05 ’24 that Peterson Matthew Jay (Executive Vice President, UHS) sold a total of 6,337 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 05 ’24 and was made at $176.73 per share for $1.12 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 459.0 shares of the UHS stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 04 ’24, Peterson Matthew Jay (Executive Vice President, UHS) disposed off 7,935 shares at an average price of $174.41 for $1.38 million. The insider now directly holds 459 shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS).
