Universal Health Services Inc. (NYSE:UHS): The Fundamentals Have Changed

Universal Health Services Inc. (NYSE:UHS) previous close was $159.47 while the outstanding shares total 84.78M. The firm has a beta of 1.21, a 12-month trailing P/E ratio of 13.52, and a growth ratio of 1.78. UHS’s shares traded higher over the last trading session, gaining 0.04% on 06/10/21. The shares fell to a low of $157.91 before closing at $159.53. Intraday shares traded counted 0.55 million, which was 11.55% higher than its 30-day average trading volume of 620.31K. The stock’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) is 60.91, with weekly volatility at 1.31% and ATR at 2.83. The UHS stock’s 52-week price range has touched low of $86.67 and a $162.51 high.

Investors have identified the Medical Care Facilities company Universal Health Services Inc. as an interesting stock but before investments are made there, an in-depth look at its trading activities will have to be conducted. The share is trading with a market value of around $13.52 billion, the company now has both obstacles and catalysts that affect them and they came from their mode of operations. With the company affected by events currently, it is a perfect time to analyze the numbers behind the firm in order to come up with a rather realistic picture of what this stock is.

Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS) Fundamentals that are to be considered.

When analyzing a stock, the first fundamental thing to take into account is the balance sheet. How healthy the balance sheet of a company is will determine if the company will be able to carry out all its financial and non-financial obligations and also keep the faith of its investors. For UHS, the company has in raw cash 764.5 million on their books with 107.28 million currently as liabilities. How the trend is over time is what investors should be concerned about. The company has a healthy balance sheet as their debt profile has been on a decline. In terms of their assets, the company currently has 2.78 billion total, with 2.24 billion as their total liabilities.

UHS were able to record -175.66 million as free cash flow during the 07/27/2021 quarter of the year, this saw their quarterly net cash flow reduce by -459.99 million. In cash movements, the company had a total of 71.8 million as operating cash flow.

Potential earnings growth for Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS)

In order to determine the future investment potential for this stock, we will have to analyze key trends that affect it. During the 07/27/2021 quarter of the year, Universal Health Services Inc. recorded a total of 3.01 billion in revenue. This figure implies that they witnessed a quarterly year/year change in their earnings with 6.08% coming in sequential stages and their sales for the 07/27/2021 quarter reducing by -2.45%.

What matters though is how it ends. When the core data for the company is broken down, then the stock sounds interesting. The company spent 347.11 million trying to sell their products during the last quarter, with the result yielding a gross income of 2.67 billion. This allows shareholders to hold on to 84.78M with the recently reported earning now reading 2.47 cents per share. This is a figure that compared to analyst’s prediction for their 07/27/2021 (2.44 cents a share).

Having a look at the company’s valuation, the company is expected to record 12.28 total earnings per share during the next fiscal year. It is very important though to remember that the importance of trend far outweighs that of outlook. This analysis has been great and getting further updates on UHS sounds very interesting.

Is the stock of UHS attractive?

In related news, Director, SUSSMAN ELLIOT J MD MBA sold 2,553 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that recorded on May 10. The sale was performed at an average price of 157.88, for a total value of 403,068. As the sale deal closes, the Director, McDonnell Eileen C. now sold 3,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at 570,535. Also, Executive Vice President, UHS, Peterson Matthew Jay sold 5,122 shares of the company’s stock in a deal that was recorded on Apr 29. The shares were price at an average price of 149.82 per share, with a total market value of 767,360. Following this completion of acquisition, the Director, McDonnell Eileen C. now holds 2,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at 368,552. In the last 6 months, insiders have changed their ownership in shares of company stock by 1.30%.

6 out of 13 analysts covering the stock have rated it a Buy, while 6 have maintained a Hold recommendation on Universal Health Services Inc.. 0 analysts has assigned a Sell rating on the UHS stock. The 12-month mean consensus price target for the company’s shares has been set at $158.00.