The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

UHS

Concerning the House

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.

United States · uhs.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$17.36B+20.1%
Operating income$1.18B+7.3%
Net income$1.49B+12.3%
Cash from ops$1.27B+5.8%
Quotation

$171.21

-1.24 (-0.7%)

52w hi$243.41
52w lo$141.17
Vol607.61K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.31

Short-0.68
Medium-0.23
Long+0.27

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Universal Health Services, Inc.

Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities

Market cap$10.09B
Enterprise value$15.43B
Trailing P/E6.99x
Forward P/E7.10x
EV / EBITDA5.71x
P / S (ttm)0.56x
Profit margin8.4%
Return on equity20.9%
Revenue growth+8.3%
Earnings growth+10.1%
Debt / equity68.74
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.54
Corr SPX0.26
Annual vol33.2%
Annual ret-6.6%
Sharpe-0.20
Max DD-42.2%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.32
Sector+0.12
Technical-0.36
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$172.41$173.71$169.61$171.21607.61K
Aug 12$166.19$172.51$164.90$172.45551.30K
Aug 11$171.53$174.98$168.69$168.72611.20K
Aug 10$172.91$174.38$171.27$172.74730.40K
Aug 7$168.48$173.68$168.00$173.54413.40K