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Universal Health Services

UHS · NYSE

$185.61+$3.32 (+1.82%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $182.29

About UHS

Universal Health Services, Inc. engages in providing hospital and healthcare services. The company is headquartered in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania and currently employs 88,100 full-time employees. The firm operates, through its subsidiaries, including its management company, UHS of Delaware, Inc. The company is engaged in owning and operating acute care hospitals and outpatient facilities, and behavioral healthcare facilities. Its segments include Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services. The company owns and operates approximately 375 inpatient facilities and 168 outpatient and other facilities located in 40 states, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. The company provides services, which include general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services and/or behavioral health services. The company also provides capital resources as well as a variety of management services to our facilities, including central purchasing, information services, finance and control systems, among others.

Employees
89,950
Headquarters
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Listed
Jul 10, 1981
Sector
Health Care
Industry
Health Care Providers & Services
Website
uhs.com

UHS key statistics

Market cap
10.94B
Price-earnings ratio
7.43
Dividend yield
0.45%
Average volume
625.25K
Volume
340.56K
Open price
$184.10
High today
$187.36
Low today
$183.07
52 Week high
$246.33
52 Week low
$140.08

Universal Health Services (UHS) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Universal Health Services (UHS) shares are priced at $185.61, giving the company a market cap of 10.94B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.43 and a dividend yield of 0.45%.

Today the stock has traded between $183.07 and $187.36. The current price is 1.4% above the day's low and 0.9% below its high.

Volume so far is 340.56K shares, below the average of 625.25K shares a day.

Over the past year Universal Health Services has ranged from $140.08 to $246.33, and now sits 43% of the way up that range.

Universal Health Services met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $5.98 per share against an estimate of $6.02.

The average analyst price target is $204.30, 10.1% above the current price, from 11 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

36%of 11 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy36.4%
  • Hold63.6%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 21 analystsAvg $204.30
Low
$167.66
Now
$185.61
High
$304.50

UHS earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 quarters, by 9.1% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $3.71 per share against an estimate of $3.69
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $4.92 per share against an estimate of $4.22
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $4.84 per share against an estimate of $4.39
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $5.35 per share against an estimate of $4.97
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $5.69 per share against an estimate of $4.88
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $5.88 per share against an estimate of $5.96
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $5.62 per share against an estimate of $5.46
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $5.98 per share against an estimate of $6.02

UHS news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. TO PRESENT AT SEPTEMBER HEALTHCARE CONFERENCES

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Universal Health Services, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Talkspace, Inc.

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INVESTOR ALERT: Haeggquist & Eck, LLP Investigates Universal Health Services’ Directors and Officers for Breach of Fiduciary Duties – UHS

  • Rishabh Mishra

    Stock Market Today: Dow Jones Futures Gain as Coca-Cola Jumps After Q2 Beat, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Decline—Boeing, Johnson & Johnson in Focus (UPDATED)

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX-MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2026, AND REVISES 2026 FULL YEAR OPERATING RESULTS FORECAST

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. ANNOUNCES DATE FOR SECOND QUARTER 2026 EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

  • Chandrima Sanyal

    Tom Lee's Small-Cap Granny Shots ETF Reloads: First Solar, Zoom Among 10 New Buys

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