Universal Health Services (UHS)
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Care FacilitiesSnapshot 2026-09-14
$173.25-0.90%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Care FacilitiesSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Health Care is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain EPS near $23.4 per share in fiscal 2026: FY26 EPS guidance mid $22.97 vs target $23.40.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 15%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 42% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskUHS's growth trajectory relies on maintaining earnings per share near $23.4 for fiscal 2026. Revenue grew 8.3% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 7.5× P/E versus a peer median of 23.1×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than forecasted. The primary risk is the need to maintain EPS guidance, as it is currently under pressure. Peer multiples imply a price about 36% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. UHS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 20 analysts currently covering UHS (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 8 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for UHS in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Health Care Facilities — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Policy pressure may hinder revenue growth objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $173.25
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $173.25.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase revenue and maintain growth
S&P upgrade supports revenue growth outlook.
Advances: Increase revenue and maintain growth
Acute care growth supports revenue and growth objectives.
Threatens: Increase revenue forecast
Cuts forecast due to Medicaid reimbursement uncertainty.
Threatens: Increase revenue forecast
Sales surprise but stock drops indicates market concerns.
Threatens: Manage capital expenditures
Short-term loan may impact capital expenditures management.
Advances: Increase revenue forecast
Strengthens revenue growth through improved care delivery model.
Advances: Increase revenue forecast
Proposed payment increase supports revenue growth objectives.