Universal Health Ownership

UHS Stock  USD 162.68  6.07  3.60%   
Universal Health Services shows a total of 57.19 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Universal Health Services outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Universal Health to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Universal Health Services. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Universal Health Services as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that roughly one million six hundred ninety-two thousand eight hundred fifteen invesors are currently shorting Universal Health expressing very little confidence in its future performance.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-09-30
Previous Quarter
67.1 M
Current Value
66 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
108.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
18.7 M
 
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Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
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Universal Stock Ownership Analysis

About 98.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.6. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Universal Health Services has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.87. The entity recorded earning per share (EPS) of 17.8. The firm last dividend was issued on the 2nd of September 2025. Universal Health had 2:1 split on the 16th of December 2009. Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. Universal Health Services, Inc. founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Universal Health operates under Medical Care Facilities classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 89000 people. For more information please call Alan Miller at 610 768 3300 or visit https://uhs.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Universal Health also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Universal Health's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Universal Health's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Universal Health Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

14.88 Billion

Universal Health Insider Trades History

About 5.0% of Universal Health Services are currently held by insiders. Unlike Universal Health's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Universal Health's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Universal Health's insider trades
 
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Universal Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Universal Health is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Universal Health Services backward and forwards among themselves. Universal Health's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Universal Health's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2025-03-31
895.5 K
Glenview Capital Management Llc2025-03-31
887.4 K
Citadel Advisors Llc2025-03-31
847.4 K
Lsv Asset Management2025-03-31
815.6 K
American Century Companies Inc2025-03-31
634.6 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2025-03-31
574.9 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2025-03-31
573.2 K
Northern Trust Corp2025-03-31
572.3 K
Qube Research & Technologies2025-03-31
505.4 K
Vanguard Group Inc2025-03-31
M
Blackrock Inc2025-03-31
5.5 M
Note, although Universal Health's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Universal Health Services Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Universal Health insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Universal Health's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Universal Health insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Universal Health Outstanding Bonds

Universal Health issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Universal Health Services uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Universal bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Universal Health Services has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Universal Health Corporate Filings

F4
23rd of May 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
15th of May 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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10Q
8th of May 2025
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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17th of April 2025
Other Reports
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