Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Universal Health Services (UHS)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS):

• 11/11/2026 – Universal Health Services had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $183.00 to $207.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/2/2026 – Universal Health Services had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $166.00 to $170.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Universal Health Services was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 10/29/2026 – Universal Health Services had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/29/2026 – Universal Health Services had its price target lowered by Guggenheim from $209.00 to $201.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Universal Health Services had its price target lowered by Robert W. Baird from $166.00 to $156.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Universal Health Services was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 10/2/2026 – Universal Health Services had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald.
• 9/18/2026 – Universal Health Services had its price target raised by Leerink Partners from $198.00 to $205.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

UHS traded down $3.04 during trading on Thursday, hitting $193.73. The stock had a trading volume of 440,835 shares, compared to its average volume of 837,454. The firm has a market cap of $11.42 billion, a PE ratio of 8.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.11. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 12 month low of $140.08 and a 12 month high of $246.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $180.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $176.91.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The health services provider reported $5.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.19 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.71 billion. Universal Health Services had a net margin of 7.96% and a return on equity of 18.39%. The business’s revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $5.69 EPS. Analysts expect that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 22.57 EPS for the current year.

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is a healthcare company that owns and operates hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Its services span acute care, behavioral healthcare and outpatient treatment. The company’s facilities provide services such as inpatient and outpatient medical care, emergency services, psychiatric treatment, substance-use-disorder care and rehabilitation. UHS serves communities across the United States and also has operations in the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico.