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Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | King of Prussia, United States | NYSE
182.75 USD +4.02 (2.249%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:46 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:28 p.m. EDT

UHS has shown a recent pullback in price, with a current price below its 50-day moving average, indicating short-term weakness. However, the stock has a strong fundamental base with solid earnings growth and a low payout ratio, which makes it a candidate for long-term holding. The dividend yield is low, which may not appeal to income-focused investors. The options data suggests a cautious outlook, with both bullish and bearish positioning, but the overall sentiment leans towards caution. Investors should consider the recent news about acquisitions and the potential for growth in the healthcare sector before making a decision.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.059254
AutoARIMA0.079060
AutoETS0.079324
MSTL0.079957

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 75%
H-stat 0.27
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.037
Excess Kurtosis -0.45
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 69.729
Revenue per Share 273.113
Market Cap 11,163,583,488
Trailing P/E 7.91
Forward P/E 7.14
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins 8.57%
Website https://uhs.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:28 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed signals. The calls show some interest in higher strike prices, with increased open interest and implied volatility on the long end, suggesting potential for upward movement. However, the puts show significant activity in the lower strike prices, indicating possible bearish sentiment or hedging against downside risk. The overall volatility is moderate, with some spikes in specific strikes, suggesting that speculators are cautious about the stock's near-term direction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.10% 0.40% 0.46% 0.53%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-02 0.200 0.096890
2025-12-01 0.200 0.083613
2025-09-02 0.200 0.110384
2025-06-02 0.200 0.107044
2025-03-03 0.200 0.114215
2024-12-03 0.200 0.101351
2024-09-03 0.200 0.085093
2024-06-03 0.200 0.107926
2024-02-29 0.200 0.120676
2023-11-30 0.200 0.146822
2023-08-31 0.200 0.150074
2023-05-31 0.200 0.153220
2023-02-28 0.200 0.151799
2022-11-30 0.200 0.155167
2022-08-31 0.200 0.207837
2022-05-31 0.200 0.163515
2022-02-28 0.200 0.141793
2021-11-30 0.200 0.172126
2021-08-31 0.200 0.131422
2021-06-01 0.200 0.127680
2021-03-12 0.200 0.149209
2020-02-28 0.200 0.166099
2019-12-04 0.200 0.145974
2019-08-30 0.200 0.142583
2019-05-31 0.100 0.086337
2019-02-28 0.100 0.074409
2018-11-30 0.100 0.074918
2018-08-31 0.100 0.079483
2018-05-31 0.100 0.090046
2018-02-28 0.100 0.090739
2017-11-30 0.100 0.095719
2017-08-30 0.100 0.097436
2017-05-30 0.100 0.090251
2017-02-27 0.100 0.082112
2016-11-29 0.100 0.084492
2016-08-30 0.100 0.086063
2016-05-27 0.100 0.077399
2016-02-26 0.100 0.092047
2015-11-27 0.100 0.083811
2015-08-28 0.100 0.074449
2015-05-28 0.100 0.080482
2015-02-26 0.100 0.093038
2014-11-28 0.100 0.100128
2014-08-28 0.100 0.092326
2014-05-29 0.050 0.058473
2014-02-27 0.050 0.063872
2013-11-27 0.050 0.063903
2013-08-29 0.050 0.075942
2013-05-30 0.050 0.074883
2013-02-27 0.050 0.090454
2012-12-13 0.400 0.918354
2012-11-29 0.050 0.118615
2012-08-30 0.050 0.132999
2012-05-30 0.050 0.137389
2012-02-28 0.050 0.119131
2011-11-29 0.050 0.139190
2011-08-30 0.050 0.130114
2011-05-27 0.050 0.097388
2011-02-25 0.050 0.118517
2010-11-29 0.050 0.129915
2010-08-30 0.050 0.172957
2010-05-27 0.050 0.124955
2010-02-25 0.050 0.173716
2009-11-27 0.025 0.093775
2009-08-28 0.040 0.146624
2009-05-28 0.040 0.158873
2009-02-26 0.040 0.243118
2008-11-26 0.040 0.240314
2008-08-28 0.040 0.138812
2008-05-29 0.040 0.134298
2008-02-28 0.040 0.170895
2007-11-29 0.040 0.172992
2007-08-29 0.040 0.167786
2007-05-30 0.040 0.143201
2007-02-27 0.040 0.152509
2006-11-29 0.040 0.164369
2006-08-30 0.040 0.153615
2006-05-30 0.040 0.173924
2006-02-27 0.040 0.172058
2005-11-29 0.040 0.184868
2005-08-30 0.040 0.169512
2005-05-27 0.040 0.151814
2005-02-25 0.040 0.190085
2004-11-29 0.040 0.194930
2004-08-30 0.040 0.201904
2004-05-27 0.040 0.205290
2004-02-26 0.040 0.164853
2003-11-26 0.040 0.168416
1989-09-26 0.025 1.994082
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.8
dividendYield 0.45
exDividendDate 2026-03-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0044760252
lastDividendValue 0.2
lastDividendDate 2026-03-02
dividendDate 2026-03-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13804519
Address1 Universal Corporate Center
Address2 367 South Gulph Road PO Box 61558
All Time High 246.33
All Time Low 0.375
Ask 182.72
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 530,460
Average Daily Volume3 Month 734,859
Average Volume 734,859
Average Volume10Days 530,460
Beta 1.295
Bid 182.58
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 10
Book Value 119.15
City King of Prussia
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 182.75
Current Ratio 1.052
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 183.49
Day Low 178.23
Debt To Equity 69.729
Dividend Date 1,773,619,200
Dividend Rate 0.8
Dividend Yield 0.45
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,381,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,381,200
Earnings Growth 0.427
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.342
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,320,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,320,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,320,000
Ebitda 2,612,758,016
Ebitda Margins 0.15045999
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.155
Enterprise To Revenue 0.926
Enterprise Value 16,080,336,896
Eps Current Year 23.51989
Eps Forward 25.60533
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 23.09
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 199.7588
Fifty Day Average Change -17.008804
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.08514671
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.80452
Fifty Two Week High 246.33
Fifty Two Week High Change -63.58
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.25810903
Fifty Two Week Low 152.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change 30.419998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19969802
Fifty Two Week Range 152.33 - 246.33
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 363,533,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.5
Float Shares 50,857,682
Forward Eps 25.60533
Forward P E 7.137186
Free Cashflow 565,252,736
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 78,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.43889
Gross Profits 7,621,237,760
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.055430003
Held Percent Institutions 0.97692
Implied Shares Outstanding 61,086,641
Industry Medical Care Facilities
Industry Disp Medical Care Facilities
Industry Key medical-care-facilities
Ir Website http://ir.uhsinc.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=105817&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,772,409,600
Last Dividend Value 0.2
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,260,921,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities in the United States. 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, pharmacy, and/or behavioral health services. It also provides commercial health insurance services; capital resources; and various management services, including central purchasing, information services, finance and control systems, facilities planning, physician recruitment, administrative personnel management, marketing, and public relations services. Universal Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Universal Health Services, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 11,163,583,488
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_36040
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 1,488,796,032
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 10,907,843,284
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 178.4
Operating Cashflow 1,864,397,056
Operating Margins 0.1153
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.0346
Peg Ratio 1.2358
Phone 610 768 3300
Previous Close 178.73
Price Eps Current Year 7.7700195
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5337809
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.6428848
Profit Margins 0.08574
Quick Ratio 0.846
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.31579
Region US
Regular Market Change 4.0200043
Regular Market Change Percent 2.249205
Regular Market Day High 183.49
Regular Market Day Low 178.23
Regular Market Day Range 178.23 - 183.49
Regular Market Open 178.4
Regular Market Previous Close 178.73
Regular Market Price 182.75
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,185
Regular Market Volume 319,791
Return On Assets 0.08309
Return On Equity 0.21326
Revenue Growth 0.091
Revenue Per Share 273.113
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 53,780,983
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0347
Shares Short 2,115,498
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,020,975
Short Name Universal Health Services, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.048699997
Short Ratio 2.63
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol UHS
Target High Price 320.0
Target Low Price 212.0
Target Mean Price 247.35294
Target Median Price 241.0
Total Cash 137,796,992
Total Cash Per Share 2.256
Total Debt 5,166,502,912
Total Revenue 17,364,828,160
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0044760252
Trailing Eps 23.09
Trailing P E 7.9146814
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.2358
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 200.946
Two Hundred Day Average Change -18.196
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.09055169
Type Disp Equity
Volume 319,791
Website https://uhs.com
Zip 19,406-0958