Teacher Retirement System of Texas Has $51.54 Million Holdings in Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) by 57.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 287,278 shares of the health services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 104,455 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned approximately 0.44% of Universal Health Services worth $51,543,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of UHS. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Universal Health Services during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Quent Capital LLC boosted its stake in Universal Health Services by 118.3% in the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 179 shares of the health services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in Universal Health Services in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. Campbell Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Universal Health Services in the 4th quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in Universal Health Services in the 3rd quarter valued at $69,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Universal Health Services

In other Universal Health Services news, Director Maria Ruderman Singer sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 7,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,418,230.56. The trade was a 11.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 16.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Universal Health Services Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE UHS opened at $178.71 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $182.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $199.53. The company has a market capitalization of $11.62 billion, a PE ratio of 11.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Universal Health Services, Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.69 and a 12 month 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 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.71. The business had revenue of $4.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.01 billion. Universal Health Services had a return on equity of 15.75% and a net margin of 6.66%. Research analysts forecast that Universal Health Services, Inc. will post 15.92 EPS for the current year.

Universal Health Services Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.45%. Universal Health Services’s dividend payout ratio is presently 4.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Stephens lifted their price objective on Universal Health Services from $210.00 to $223.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Universal Health Services from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Universal Health Services from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $226.00 price objective on shares of Universal Health Services in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price objective on Universal Health Services from $275.00 to $251.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.75.

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.