Stock Evaluator: Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)

Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS

$168.44 5.15 3.15%

July 31, 2026 4:00:02 PM EST Volume: 1,344,888

After Hours: $120.37 0.15 | 0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713

USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE

SECTOR	INDUSTRY
Health Care	Health Care Providers & Services

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COMPANY 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.

Commentary & Analysis

Comparison

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Earnings

What You Need to Know About Universal Health Services, Inc.'s Q3 Earnings

Universal Health Services, Inc.'s fiscal Q3 earnings report was released on Monday, July 27. Let's dive in to see if (UHS) missed or beat analyst's expectations.

Jenna Brashear

Overvalued

Is Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Overvalued?

We dive into why Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) could be considered overvalued on 2026-07-23, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.

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Price

Why Universal Health Services, Inc.’s (UHS) Stock Is Up 6.43%

As of Friday, July 24, Universal Health Services, Inc.’s UHS share price has surged by 6.43%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.

Michael Rose

Comparison

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Financial Summary

Share Statistics	UHS	Industry Median	Percentile (All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil)	$10,196.7	$1,742.7	78%
Shares Out (Mil)	61.7	76.7	53%
Institutional Ownership	86.0%	89.7%	54%
Float (Mil)	50.3	49.4	47%
Beta	1.07	0.82	64%
Avg Daily Volume (000s)	1,221	521	74%
Price Change (52-week)	1.8%	78.7%	47%

Growth	UHS	Industry Median	Percentile (All Stocks)
Sales (5yr)	8.5%	11.0%	52%
Net Income (5yr)	9.5%	(0.7%)	54%
EPS (5yr)	16.0%	3.1%	59
Dividends (5yr)	32.0%	0.0%	75%
Cash Flow (5yr)	(44.4%)	(18.0%)	9%

Estimates	Qtrly	Current Fiscal Year	Next Fiscal Year
# of Estimates	13	14	14
Current EPS	$5.274	$22.711	$24.354
Month Ago EPS	$5.590	$23.433	$25.281
# Rev Up	1	0	1
# Rev Down	0	1	0
Three Months Ago EPS	$5.606	$23.302	$25.413
Year/Year Chg	(6.7%)	(1.7%)	16.4%

Financials	UHS	Industry Median	Percentile (All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil)	$17,760	$1,456	90%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil)	$1,521	$12	90%
EPS (TTM)	$24.291	$0.300	98%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil)	$1,906	$138	88%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil)	$29	$8	66%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil)	$4,297	$316	84%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil)	$16,079	$2,170	81%

Valuation	UHS	Industry Median	Percentile (All Stocks)
P/B	1.37	2.85	35%
P/E	7.0	26.7	8%
Dividend Yield	0.5%	0.0%	62%
PEG (5yr hist)	0.4	1.1	20%

Ratios	UHS	Industry Median	Percentile (All Stocks)
Gross Margin	44.6%	27.8%	56%
Net Margin	8.4%	1.1%	59%
ROA	10.0%	1.8%	87%
ROE	21.3%	7.1%	81%
Liabilities to Assets	51.5%	59.9%	44%
F-Score	8	5	94%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, UHS meetings the criteria of 1 screen:

Stock Screen

GURU STRATEGY

Neff Screen

Factors: Value, Growth

An approach using a stringent contrarian viewpoint—finding undervalued, out-of-favor stocks in the bargain basement that have an optimistic future.

Performance Since Inception:	14.6%
+/- S&P 500:	+7.1

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