Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) Director Maria Ruderman Singer Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.16, for a total transaction of $179,160.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 7,916 shares in the company, valued at $1,418,230.56. This represents a 11.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Maria Ruderman Singer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 11th, Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,614 shares of Universal Health Services stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.15, for a total value of $308,516.10.

Universal Health Services Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UHS opened at $172.48 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $183.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $202.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.38 billion, a PE ratio of 11.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.28. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.68 and a fifty-two week high of $243.25.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The health services provider reported $4.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.71. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 15.75% and a net margin of 6.66%. The business had revenue of $4.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.01 billion. As a group, equities analysts predict that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.46%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.75%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Stephens raised their price objective on Universal Health Services from $210.00 to $223.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised shares of Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Universal Health Services from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $228.00 to $198.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $226.00 target price on shares of Universal Health Services in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Universal Health Services from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UHS. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Universal Health Services during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Quent Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 118.3% during the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 179 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in Universal Health Services in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Huntington National Bank grew its position in Universal Health Services by 414.3% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 180 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Campbell Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Universal Health Services during the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Universal Health Services

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.