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UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC UHS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC (UHS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.58% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $17.4B at a 8.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | Guggenheim | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-29 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.011 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.515 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.128 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.896 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UHS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC | 7/9 | 3.55 | 5.9 | +9.7% |
| THC | TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | 3/9 | 2.33 | — | +3.1% |
| CYH | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC | 8/9 | 0.28 | 0.9 | -1.2% |
| ARDT | Ardent Health, Inc. | 5/9 | — | 10.3 | +6% |
| SGRY | Surgery Partners, Inc. | 5/9 | 1.09 | — | +6.2% |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 12.8 | +7.1% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | 5/9 | 6.79 | 31.1 | +15.1% |
About UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
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.
FAQ
Is UHS financially healthy?
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does UHS pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.58% with a 3.4% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is UHS?
In FY2025, UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC had a net margin of 8.6% and a return on equity of 20.3%.
Is UHS overvalued or undervalued?
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC trades at about 7.5× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.7×–16.2×, median 15.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for UHS?
The average Wall-Street price target for UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC is $213.82, about 24.0% above the recent price, from 17 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is UHS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 5.9×, a dividend yield of 0.58%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.