Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $168.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Negative momentum.
Universal Health Services owns and operates 375 inpatient and 168 outpatient facilities across 40 states, the U.K., and Puerto Rico, focused on acute and behavioral healthcare. Revenue is approximately 57% from acute care hospitals and 43% from behavioral health facilities.
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $168.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Negative momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 38, MACD bearish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 88d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWGeographicNevada17%10-K Item 1A: 'Nevada:...these facilities contributed 17% of our consolidated net revenues during each of 2025 and 2024.'
- LOWGeographicTexas16%10-K Item 1A: 'Texas:...these facilities contributed 16% of our consolidated net revenues during each of 2025 and 2024.'
- LOWGeographicCalifornia11%10-K Item 1A: 'California:...these facilities contributed 11% of our consolidated net revenues during each of 2025 and 2024.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-30Item 5.02LOWCompensation Committee approved 2026 annual incentive bonus formulae for executive officers and approved a $1.07M discretionary cash bonus for Executive Chairman Alan B. Miller for fiscal 2025. Routine compensatory arrangement.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $168.36, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Negative momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 38, MACD bearish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $205.09 (+21.8%), stop $156.24 (−7.8%), A.R:R 2.8:1. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $205.09 (+22.1% upside). Target $205.09 (+21.8%), stop $156.24 (−7.8%), A.R:R 2.8:1. Stop-loss: $156.24.
Negative momentum.
Universal Health Services, Inc. trades at a P/E of 7.0 (forward 6.6). TrendMatrix value score: 8.5/10. Verdict: Hold.
26 analysts cover UHS with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $228.
What does Universal Health Services, Inc. do?Universal Health Services owns and operates 375 inpatient and 168 outpatient facilities across 40 states, the U.K., and...
Universal Health Services owns and operates 375 inpatient and 168 outpatient facilities across 40 states, the U.K., and Puerto Rico, focused on acute and behavioral healthcare. Revenue is approximately 57% from acute care hospitals and 43% from behavioral health facilities.