Universal Health Services Posts Strong Performance

By Scott Lee • Wednesday, June 14 15:18 • Permanent Link

Mid-cap Health Care company Universal Health Services has logged a 4.2% change today on a trading volume of 1,120,540. The average volume for the stock is 613,053.

Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. Based in King of Prussia, United States the company has 93,800 full time employees and a market cap of $10,669,074,432. Universal Health Services currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.6% per year.

The company is now trading -4.65% away from its average analyst target price of $154.07 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $139.0 to $170.0, and on average give Universal Health Services a rating of hold.

Over the last year, UHS shares have gone up 33.7%, which represents a difference of 18.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $154.65 per share whereas its 52 week low is $82.5. With its operating margins declining an average -8.5% over the last 4 years, Universal Health Services may not have a strong enough business to keep this trend.

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