Overall Fundamental outlook

Business Operations:

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Care Facilities

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.

Revenue projections:

Revenue projections for UHS
Revenue projections for UHS

Investors may be wary of Universal Health Services, Inc. as its revenues are expected to fall below the prior year's levels. A revenue decrease often leads to concerns about profitability, as it is likely to affect the company's bottom line, prompting investors to take a more cautious approach.

Financial Ratios:

currentRatio 1.116000
forwardPE 7.167902
debtToEquity 68.740000
earningsGrowth 0.101000
revenueGrowth 0.083000
grossMargins 0.446070
operatingMargins 0.111400
trailingEps 24.510000
forwardEps 24.147930

The current ratio for UHS is 1.116, indicating that the company can service its short-term debt using available cash and assets. This suggests UHS has strong liquidity, with more than enough resources to meet its immediate financial commitments.
Universal Health Services, Inc.'s forward EPS being lower than its trailing EPS suggests the company is expected to face declining profits. This points to a less favorable financial outlook for the coming year.

Price projections:

Price projections for UHS
Price projections for UHS

UHS's price projections have consistently been revised higher, indicating growing confidence in the company's future potential. Analysts appear more optimistic about UHS's ability to generate strong results going forward.

Insider Transactions:

Insider Transactions for UHS
Insider Transactions for UHS


3 transactions were made to sell UHS shares, with market price of 214.0433349609375.No sell transactions took place in the period under consideration.An increase in buying activity relative to selling at UHS's current price might suggest a favorable sentiment among investors. This trend could be interpreted as a sign that the stock has a positive outlook in the near term.

Recommendation changes over time:

Recommendations trend for UHS
Recommendations trend for UHS


Recent analysis shows a strong buy bias for UHS, encouraging investors to view it as a solid investment option. The positive sentiment surrounding UHS suggests it could be an attractive place to allocate funds, motivating potential investors to consider the stock as a valuable part of their portfolio.