After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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
As a NYSE listed company, UHS falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Medical Care Facilities industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $175.69 and fluctuated between $178.08 as its day high and $175.67 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Universal Health Services, Inc. is $11.81B. A total of 0.52 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 511.84K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Peterson Matthew Jay sold 6,337 shares of UHS for 176.73 per share on Mar 05 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President, UHS now owns 459 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 04 ’24, Peterson Matthew Jay sold 7,935 shares at 174.41 per share. UHS shares that Executive Vice President, UHS owns now total 459.
Among the insiders who sold shares, SUSSMAN ELLIOT J MD MBA disposed of 3,492 shares on Mar 01 ’24 at a per-share price of $170.99. This resulted in the Director holding 3,951 shares of UHS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Chen-Langenmayr Nina bought 250 shares at $136.73 per share on Dec 06 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 1,738.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Universal Health Services, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.46%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.14. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UHS has a high of $179.40 and a low of $113.69.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 3.75.
