Universal Health Services logged a 0.1% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $130.28 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. UHS's trading volume is 6,524 compared to the stock's average volume of 617,289.
Universal Health Services trades -17.17% away from its average analyst target price of $157.29 per share. The 14 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $142.0 to $172.0, and on average have given Universal Health Services a rating of hold.
If you are considering an investment in UHS, you'll want to know the following:
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Universal Health Services's current price is 4.0% above its Graham number of $125.25, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Universal Health Services has moved 42.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.0%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 9.62, Universal Health Services has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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UHS has a forward P/E ratio of 11.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $11.48 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.87 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Universal Health Services is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.49 compared to its sector average of 4.16
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Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities.
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Based in King of Prussia, the company has 93,800 full time employees and a market cap of $9.04 Billion. Universal Health Services currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.6%.