Universal Health Stock Options

UHS Stock  USD 190.35  0.70  0.37%   
Universal Health's latest option contracts expiring on July 18th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.49 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.18 over 57 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more puts than calls on contracts expiring on July 18th 2025. The total put volume is at 74.0, with calls trading at the volume of 10.0. This yields a 7.4 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against July 18th 2025 Option Contracts

Universal Health option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Universal Health's lending market. For example, when Universal Health's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Universal Health, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Universal Health stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Universal Health's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Universal Health's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Universal Health's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Universal Health Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-07-18 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Universal Health's market makers reach a net positive position across all Universal Health's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Universal Health's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Universal Health

Analyzing Universal Health's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Universal Health regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Universal Health's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Universal Health's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Universal Health's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Universal Health Services In The Money Call Balance

When Universal Health's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal Health Services stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Universal Health's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Universal Health Services are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Universal Current Options Market Mood

Universal Health's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Universal Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Universal Health's options investors are not very successful. Universal Health's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Universal contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Universal Health Services will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0306% per day over the life of the 2025-07-18 option contract. With Universal Health trading at USD 190.35, that is roughly USD 0.0583. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Universal Health's daily price movement you should consider buying Universal Health Services options at the current volatility level of 0.49%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
Purchasing Universal Health options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Universal calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Universal Health Services stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Universal Health Option Chain

When Universal Health's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Universal Health Services stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Universal Health's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Universal. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Universal. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Universal Health against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
UHS250718C003100003310.00.0 - 1.551.55Out
Call
UHS250718C0030000022300.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
UHS250718C002900001290.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
UHS250718C002800001280.00.0 - 1.551.55Out
Call
UHS250718C002700001270.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
UHS250718C002600001260.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
Call
UHS250718C002500004250.00.0 - 1.41.4Out
Call
UHS250718C0024000011240.00.0 - 1.51.5Out
Call
UHS250718C0023000018230.00.15 - 1.50.15Out
Call
UHS250718C00220000224220.00.85 - 1.551.44Out
Call
UHS250718C00210000148210.01.9 - 3.42.65Out
Call
UHS250718C0020000089200.04.4 - 5.65.0Out
Call
UHS250718C0019500018195.06.2 - 8.17.3Out
Call
UHS250718C0019000045190.08.8 - 10.78.8Out
Call
UHS250718C0018500069185.011.6 - 13.811.6In
Call
UHS250718C0018000049180.013.8 - 17.113.8In
Call
UHS250718C0017500044175.018.3 - 21.418.3In
Call
UHS250718C0017000027170.022.6 - 25.322.6In
Call
UHS250718C0016500016165.026.7 - 29.726.7In
Call
UHS250718C001550001155.036.0 - 38.836.0In
Call
UHS250718C001450005145.045.7 - 48.645.7In
Call
UHS250718C001400001140.050.2 - 53.450.2In
Call
UHS250718C001300001130.059.1 - 63.259.1In
Call
UHS250718C001150001115.073.9 - 78.073.9In
Call
UHS250718C001050001105.084.5 - 87.984.5In
 Put
UHS250718P003100000310.0118.3 - 121.8118.3In
 Put
UHS250718P003000000300.0107.8 - 111.7107.8In
 Put
UHS250718P002900000290.098.2 - 101.898.2In
 Put
UHS250718P002800000280.088.2 - 91.988.2In
 Put
UHS250718P002700000270.077.8 - 81.777.8In
 Put
UHS250718P002600000260.068.4 - 71.968.4In
 Put
UHS250718P002500000250.057.9 - 61.657.9In
 Put
UHS250718P002400000240.047.8 - 51.947.8In
 Put
UHS250718P002300000230.037.8 - 41.937.8In
 Put
UHS250718P002200000220.028.2 - 31.828.2In
 Put
UHS250718P0021000013210.019.4 - 23.024.27In
 Put
UHS250718P0020000013200.012.7 - 14.712.7In
 Put
UHS250718P0019500074195.09.6 - 11.310.4In
 Put
UHS250718P00190000102190.07.1 - 8.57.1Out
 Put
UHS250718P0018500075185.05.1 - 7.25.1Out
 Put
UHS250718P00180000125180.03.6 - 5.63.6Out
 Put
UHS250718P0017500069175.02.65 - 4.32.65Out
 Put
UHS250718P0017000034170.01.9 - 3.02.4Out
 Put
UHS250718P0016500036165.01.5 - 2.251.41Out
 Put
UHS250718P00160000142160.00.9 - 1.750.8Out
 Put
UHS250718P0015500077155.00.6 - 2.21.26Out
 Put
UHS250718P0015000039150.00.0 - 2.050.97Out
 Put
UHS250718P0014500080145.00.25 - 1.00.56Out
 Put
UHS250718P001400001140.00.1 - 1.750.1Out
 Put
UHS250718P0013500021135.00.1 - 1.850.1Out
 Put
UHS250718P001300003130.00.1 - 1.450.36Out
 Put
UHS250718P0012500010125.00.05 - 2.30.05Out
 Put
UHS250718P001200001120.00.05 - 1.40.05Out
 Put
UHS250718P001150006115.00.0 - 1.61.6Out
 Put
UHS250718P001100001110.00.0 - 1.351.35Out
 Put
UHS250718P0010500015105.00.0 - 0.20.11Out
 Put
UHS250718P001000009100.00.0 - 0.20.05Out

Universal Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

7.09 Billion

At this time, Universal Health's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Universal Health Corporate Directors

Elliot SussmanIndependent DirectorProfile
Lawrence GibbsIndependent DirectorProfile
Warren NimetzDirectorProfile
Eileen McDonnellLead Independent DirectorProfile

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