Universal Health Services, Inc. [NYSE: UHS] jumped around 19.02 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $204.99 at the close of the session, up 10.23%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 690.68K shares, UHS reached a trading volume of 2757240 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
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What do top market gurus say about Universal Health Services, Inc. [UHS]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for UHS shares is $205.81 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on UHS stock is a recommendation set at 2.21. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Robert W. Baird have made an estimate for Universal Health Services, Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 26, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Robert W. Baird raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on May 30, 2024, representing the official price target for Universal Health Services, Inc. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $189 to $226, while UBS kept a Buy rating on UHS stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Universal Health Services, Inc. is set at 6.17, with the Price to Sales ratio for UHS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.91. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.19, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.92. Price to Free Cash Flow for UHS in the course of the last twelve months was 16.46 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.17.
How has UHS stock performed recently?
Universal Health Services, Inc. [UHS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 12.95. With this latest performance, UHS shares gained by 9.21% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 33.67% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 36.99% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for UHS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 73.05, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 80.27, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 68.52 for Universal Health Services, Inc. [UHS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 184.63, while it was recorded at 187.85 for the last single week of trading, and 161.93 for the last 200 days.
Universal Health Services, Inc. [UHS]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Universal Health Services, Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.17 and a Current Ratio set at 1.28.
Earnings analysis for Universal Health Services, Inc. [UHS]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for UHS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Universal Health Services, Inc. go to 17.74%.
Insider trade positions for Universal Health Services, Inc. [UHS]
The top three institutional holders of UHS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.5034%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $178.43 billion in UHS stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $135.36 billion in UHS stock with ownership which is approximately 5.1238%.