After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES 2023 FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS AND 2024 OPERATING RESULTS FORECAST.
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Stocks Info
UHS belongs to the Healthcare sector of the NYSE while operating in the Medical Care Facilities industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $167.06 and fluctuated between $167.21 as its day high and $161.71 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Universal Health Services, Inc. is $11.59B. A total of 1.0 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 483.95K shares.
Insider Activity
Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, UHS has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 23 BUYs and 28 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 795,520 shares during that period but sold 833,002.
In the most recent transaction, Chen-Langenmayr Nina bought 250 shares of UHS for 136.73 per share on Dec 06. After the transaction, the Director now owns 1,738 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 01, Chen-Langenmayr Nina sold 1,405 shares at 138.64 per share. UHS shares that Director owns now total 1,488.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Nimetz Warren J. disposed of 800 shares on Jun 13 at a per-share price of $140.97. This resulted in the Director holding 2,944 shares of UHS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, McDonnell Eileen C. sold 1,680 shares at $134.64 per share on May 17. Company shares held by the Director now total 5,316.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Universal Health Services, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.60%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.30. UHS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/29/2024 when it declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/30/2023. The UHS stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for UHS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $177.25 with high estimates of $208.00 and low estimates of $140.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UHS has a high of $176.43 and a low of $113.69.
As of this writing, UHS has an earnings estimate of $2.83 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.13 per share and a lower estimate of $2.47. The company reported an EPS of $2.55 in the last quarter, which was 8.10% higher than expectations of $2.36.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. UHS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $115.30M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.56B in debt and $1.98B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $91.53, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.20B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for UHS is Buy with a score of 3.80.
