Campbell Capital Management Inc. Makes New $46,000 Investment in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Campbell Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 254 shares of the health services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $46,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 4,675,182 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $838,821,000 after purchasing an additional 44,099 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 39.0% during the 4th quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 40,926 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $7,300,000 after purchasing an additional 11,488 shares during the period. Achmea Investment Management B.V. raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 131.9% during the 4th quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 50,128 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $8,994,000 after purchasing an additional 28,509 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 7,750 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $1,391,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Universal Health Services by 82.0% during the 4th quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 31,624 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $5,674,000 after purchasing an additional 14,250 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on UHS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $226.00 target price on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Universal Health Services from $275.00 to $251.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays lowered their target price on Universal Health Services from $271.00 to $249.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Universal Health Services from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $228.00 to $198.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.75.

Universal Health Services Stock Performance

UHS opened at $167.83 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.91 billion, a PE ratio of 11.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $182.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.19. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $152.68 and a fifty-two week high of $243.25.

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The health services provider reported $4.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.71. The business had revenue of $4.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.01 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 15.75% and a net margin of 6.66%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.48%. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.75%.

Insider Transactions at Universal Health Services

In other news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the director now owns 7,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,418,230.56. This trade represents a 11.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 16.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Universal Health Services 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.