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UHS

Universal Health Services, Inc.

UHS

NYSE·Healthcare·Medical - Care Facilities·Mkt cap $9.4B

$158.33

+5.15%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$140.08 - $246.33

P/E

6.64

Fwd P/E

6.74

Beta

1.08

Div Yield

0.53%

Avg Vol

974.6K

Shares Out

62.6M

Mkt Cap

$9.4B

Price action

Price chart

Down 18.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive national healthcare facility network
  • Diversified service offerings
  • Integrated management and administrative systems
  • Strong reputation in behavioral and acute care

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Rising healthcare demand

Value

Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Healthcare Facilities peers

Momentum

Weak

-14.8% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

0.53% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Jul 27, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 27, 2026

Reported EPS of $5.62 vs $5.41 consensus (+3.9% surprise). Revenue of $4.5B vs $4.4B expected (+2.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +3.9%
Rev beat +2.5%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+3.9%

Next: Jul 27, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+11%

+7%

+10%

+13%

+9%

+10%

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Q3 24

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Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$3.9B

$4.0B

$4.1B

$4.1B

$4.3B

$4.5B

$4.5B

$4.5B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

14.6%

Operating

11.2%

Profit

7.8%

Wall Street consensus

8 analysts · 50% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

4

50%

Hold

4

50%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$204.00

+28.8% vs $158.33

Low $165.00
Median $204.00
High $310.00

Latest: Wells Fargo · $165.00 · Jun 1, 2026

7 analysts covering

vs Industry

How UHS stacks vs Medical - Care Facilities

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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