UHS · Universal Health Services Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $9.97B |
| P/E | 6.59 |
| Float | 50.71M |
| Beta | 1.13 |
| Volatility | 28.2% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Health Care |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 80 |
| Price | 170.03 |
| Change | +0.48% |
| Prev Close | 169.21 |
| Open | 168.93 |
| Day Low | 166.43 |
| Day High | 171.41 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $102.2M |
| 52W High | 246.33 |
| 52W Low | 140.08 |
| 52W Pos | 28.2% |
| From High | −30.97% |
| From Low | +21.38% |
| Max DD 1Y | −42.19% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −1.36% |
| SMA 50 | +4.45% |
| SMA 200 | −8.74% |
| RSI (14) | 49.9 |
| Vol 30D | 29.5% |
| Vol 90D | 34.1% |
| 1Y Range | 140–246 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | −1.95% |
| Perf Month | −1.43% |
| Perf Quarter | +18.56% |
| Perf Half Y | −14.09% |
| Perf Year | −6.81% |
| Perf YTD | −22.67% |
| Prev Day | +0.48% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.65 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.05 |
| Int Cover | 13.9× |
| FCF Margin | 4.6% |
| Rev Growth | +8.3% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 13 / 47 |
What UHS does
Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities in the United States.
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, pharmacy, and/or behavioral health services.
It also provides commercial health insurance services; capital resources; and various management services, including central purchasing, information services, finance and control systems, facilities planning, physician recruitment, administrative personnel management, marketing, and public relations services.
Universal Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayUHS grades A-, 80 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (70), most exposed on Price Stability (60, mixed). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Health Care median. Ranks 13 of 47 in Health Care by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| UHS | Health Care median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.13 | 0.81 |
| Volatilityannualized | 28.2% | 20.4% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −42.2% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.05% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 198% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| UHS | Health Care median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.13 | 0.81 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate55% of 47 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Health Care names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| UHS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −2.0% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| Year to date | −22.7% |
| 1 year | −6.8% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| UHS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 24 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 53 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 13 · 8 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 13 ↑ 8 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 47 Health Care names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| UHS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +8.3% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Health Care median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Health Care
47 companies| Metric | UHS | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 1.13 | 0.81 | |
| Volatility | 28.2% | 20.4% | |
| P/E | 6.59 | 26.14 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.65 | 0.71 | |
| Current ratio | 1.05 | 1.58 | |
| FCF margin | 4.6% | 8.6% | |
| Interest coverage | 13.9× | 6.3× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe analyst cites strong free cash flow, a 15.5% return on invested capital, tailwinds in behavioral health, and projected 12.1% annual growth in per-share free cash through 2030.
The company recently completed its $835 million acquisition of Talkspace to broaden its behavioral health offerings, though integration and execution risks remain.
Universal Health Services (UHS) completed an $835 million acquisition of Talkspace, expanding the company into the virtual behavioral health market. The deal closed on August 17, 2026.
KeyCorp analyst M. Gillmor lowered their earnings forecast for Universal Health Services for fiscal year 2026 in a research note dated Tuesday, August 18th. The article body was truncated and does not include the revised estimate figures or the prior estimate.
Universal Health Services completed a public bond offering on August 20, 2026, selling $600 million in 5.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 and $500 million in 6.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2036, for a total of $1.1 billion. The notes are guaranteed by UHS's subsidiaries that back its senior secured credit facility.
Nearest peers by size
Health Care| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSIC | Henry Schein Inc | A- | $10.13B | 25.03 | 0.87 | Compare |
| PODD | Insulet Corp | C | $10.44B | 27.37 | 1.08 | Compare |
| GMED | Globus Medical Inc | B | $10.49B | 20.23 | 0.99 | Compare |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare Inc | B | $10.59B | 22.36 | 0.73 | Compare |
| GKOS | Glaukos Corp | B- | $10.64B | — | 0.73 | Compare |
| ALGN | Align Technology Inc | B- | $11.36B | 27.26 | 1.73 | Compare |
| DVA | DaVita Inc | B | $11.59B | 13.70 | 0.89 | Compare |
| BTSG | Brightspring Health Services Inc | B- | $12.15B | 32.56 | 1.86 | Compare |
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