Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS – Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The health services provider reported $3.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.12 by $0.58, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $3.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.78 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 12.08% and a net margin of 5.03%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.34 EPS.
Universal Health Services Trading Up 0.6 %
Shares of NYSE UHS opened at $165.84 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $170.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $153.01. The firm has a market cap of $11.15 billion, a PE ratio of 16.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.24. Universal Health Services has a twelve month low of $119.90 and a twelve month high of $183.61.
Insider Buying and Selling at Universal Health Services
In other Universal Health Services news, CFO Steve Filton sold 35,000 shares of Universal Health Services stock in a transaction on Friday, March 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.82, for a total transaction of $6,188,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 68,785 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,162,563.70. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 16.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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Universal Health Services Company Profile
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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