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Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. ( NYSE:UHS – Free Report ) by 22.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports.
The firm owned 2,279 shares of the health services provider’s stock after buying an additional 416 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC’s holdings in Universal Health Services were worth $409,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock.
Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in Universal Health Services by 22.5% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 54,105 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $9,721,000 after acquiring an additional 9,946 shares in the last quarter.
Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in Universal Health Services by 255.3% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 6,345 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $1,138,000 after purchasing an additional 4,559 shares in the last quarter.
Abacus Planning Group Inc. boosted its stake in Universal Health Services by 175.6% during the 4th quarter.
Abacus Planning Group Inc. now owns 2,792 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 1,779 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
increased its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
now owns 1,197,537 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $274,248,000 after purchasing an additional 10,578 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Finance LLC raised its stake in shares of Universal Health Services by 43.3% in the 4th quarter.
Empirical Finance LLC now owns 8,176 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $1,467,000 after buying an additional 2,472 shares in the last quarter. 86.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Universal Health Services Trading Up 0.5 % Shares of NYSE UHS opened at $174.57 on Monday.
The firm has a market capitalization of $11.35 billion, a PE ratio of 11.61, a PEG ratio of 0.
53 and a beta of 1.21. Universal Health Services, Inc.
has a one year low of $158.10 and a one year high of $243.25.
The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.
69. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $178.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $190.
79. Universal Health Services Dividend Announcement The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.
20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.
80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.46%. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio is 4.
75%. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of research firms recently issued reports on UHS. Guggenheim initiated coverage on Universal Health Services in a report on Wednesday, April 9th.
They set a “buy” rating and a $208.00 target price on the stock. Robert W.
Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $224.00 price objective (down previously from $274.00) on shares of Universal Health Services in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th.
Stephens increased their target price on shares of Universal Health Services from $210.00 to $223.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th.
Baird R W cut shares of Universal Health Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Universal Health Services from $271.00 to $249.
00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $224.
92. View Our Latest Stock Report on Universal Health Services Insider Activity at Universal Health Services In related news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.
16, for a total value of $179,160.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 7,916 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,418,230.
56. This represents a 11.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock.
The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link . Insiders own 16.40% of the company’s stock.
Universal Health Services Company Profile ( Free Report ) Universal Health Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. It operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. The company's hospitals offer general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic and coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services, and/or behavioral health services.
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