Universal Health Services Stock Price To Earning

UHS Stock

USD 197.61 0.09 0.05%

Universal Health Services fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Universal Health's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Universal Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Universal Health's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Universal Health stock.

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Universal Health Services Company Price To Earning Analysis

Universal Health's Price to Earnings ratio is typically used for current valuation of a company and is one of the most popular ratios that investors monitor daily. Holding a low PE stock is less risky because when a company's profitability falls, it is likely that earnings will also go down as well. In other words, if you start from a lower position, your downside risk is limited. There are also some investors who believe that low Price to Earnings ratio reflects the low pricing because a given company is in trouble. On the other hand, a higher PE ratio means that investors are paying more for each unit of profit.

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Current Universal Health Price To Earning

13.68 X

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Universal Price To Earning Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Universal Health is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Universal Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Price To Earning. Since Universal Health's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Universal Health's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Universal Health's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Good Will	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Deferred Long Term Liab	Accumulated Depreciation	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.98	0.88	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.95	0.58	-0.35	0.37	0.32	0.76	0.79	0.95	-0.12	0.51	0.42	-0.66	-0.89	0.73	0.21	0.32	0.73	0.72	-0.67
Total Stockholder Equity	0.98		0.79	1.0	0.95	0.92	0.93	0.63	-0.51	0.47	0.22	0.69	0.78	0.93	-0.2	0.59	0.41	-0.71	-0.93	0.78	0.27	0.36	0.71	0.74	-0.64
Net Debt	0.88	0.79		0.81	0.91	0.92	0.73	0.33	-0.12	0.29	0.37	0.81	0.69	0.89	-0.11	0.24	0.51	-0.52	-0.7	0.56	0.02	-0.11	0.64	0.49	-0.67
Retained Earnings	0.98	1.0	0.81		0.95	0.93	0.93	0.62	-0.5	0.45	0.22	0.69	0.78	0.94	-0.19	0.58	0.43	-0.71	-0.93	0.78	0.25	0.35	0.73	0.75	-0.65
Net Receivables	0.98	0.95	0.91	0.95		0.97	0.93	0.56	-0.38	0.31	0.22	0.71	0.7	0.98	-0.13	0.41	0.53	-0.65	-0.87	0.73	0.18	0.22	0.8	0.73	-0.78
Total Liab	0.98	0.92	0.92	0.93	0.97		0.93	0.52	-0.21	0.26	0.35	0.79	0.76	0.95	-0.03	0.41	0.45	-0.62	-0.83	0.68	0.17	0.28	0.74	0.69	-0.69
Total Current Assets	0.95	0.93	0.73	0.93	0.93	0.93		0.64	-0.35	0.19	0.2	0.63	0.67	0.91	0.01	0.5	0.4	-0.65	-0.87	0.75	0.27	0.56	0.79	0.82	-0.7
Short Term Debt	0.58	0.63	0.33	0.62	0.56	0.52	0.64		-0.41	0.23	0.0	0.22	0.4	0.54	-0.12	0.47	0.15	-0.61	-0.6	0.35	0.87	0.54	0.45	0.48	-0.38
Intangible Assets	-0.35	-0.51	-0.12	-0.5	-0.38	-0.21	-0.35	-0.41		-0.54	0.38	-0.01	-0.2	-0.4	0.51	-0.31	-0.34	0.48	0.59	-0.5	-0.21	-0.2	-0.41	-0.46	0.36
Accounts Payable	0.37	0.47	0.29	0.45	0.31	0.26	0.19	0.23	-0.54		0.44	0.41	0.65	0.21	-0.77	0.68	-0.09	-0.15	-0.28	0.16	0.26	-0.08	-0.16	0.03	0.2
Common Stock	0.32	0.22	0.37	0.22	0.22	0.35	0.2	0.0	0.38	0.44		0.49	0.59	0.09	-0.29	0.53	-0.5	0.3	0.1	-0.23	0.11	-0.02	-0.35	-0.27	0.34
Long Term Debt	0.76	0.69	0.81	0.69	0.71	0.79	0.63	0.22	-0.01	0.41	0.49		0.9	0.66	-0.13	0.3	0.42	-0.39	-0.56	0.41	0.02	0.05	0.38	0.43	-0.33
Good Will	0.79	0.78	0.69	0.78	0.7	0.76	0.67	0.4	-0.2	0.65	0.59	0.9		0.61	-0.32	0.62	0.17	-0.36	-0.6	0.39	0.24	0.21	0.26	0.39	-0.17
Property Plant Equipment	0.95	0.93	0.89	0.94	0.98	0.95	0.91	0.54	-0.4	0.21	0.09	0.66	0.61		-0.05	0.31	0.61	-0.72	-0.91	0.8	0.13	0.21	0.87	0.77	-0.85
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.12	-0.2	-0.11	-0.19	-0.13	-0.03	0.01	-0.12	0.51	-0.77	-0.29	-0.13	-0.32	-0.05		-0.33	0.12	-0.1	0.04	0.09	-0.22	0.24	0.22	0.18	-0.21
Net Tangible Assets	0.51	0.59	0.24	0.58	0.41	0.41	0.5	0.47	-0.31	0.68	0.53	0.3	0.62	0.31	-0.33		-0.29	-0.23	-0.37	0.27	0.43	0.46	-0.01	0.27	0.12
Long Term Debt Total	0.42	0.41	0.51	0.43	0.53	0.45	0.4	0.15	-0.34	-0.09	-0.5	0.42	0.17	0.61	0.12	-0.29		-0.64	-0.56	0.61	-0.16	-0.09	0.76	0.65	-0.76
Deferred Long Term Liab	-0.66	-0.71	-0.52	-0.71	-0.65	-0.62	-0.65	-0.61	0.48	-0.15	0.3	-0.39	-0.36	-0.72	-0.1	-0.23	-0.64		0.84	-0.81	-0.32	-0.35	-0.72	-0.77	0.64
Accumulated Depreciation	-0.89	-0.93	-0.7	-0.93	-0.87	-0.83	-0.87	-0.6	0.59	-0.28	0.1	-0.56	-0.6	-0.91	0.04	-0.37	-0.56	0.84		-0.88	-0.19	-0.37	-0.84	-0.84	0.76
Long Term Investments	0.73	0.78	0.56	0.78	0.73	0.68	0.75	0.35	-0.5	0.16	-0.23	0.41	0.39	0.8	0.09	0.27	0.61	-0.81	-0.88		-0.05	0.34	0.82	0.92	-0.72
Short Long Term Debt	0.21	0.27	0.02	0.25	0.18	0.17	0.27	0.87	-0.21	0.26	0.11	0.02	0.24	0.13	-0.22	0.43	-0.16	-0.32	-0.19	-0.05		0.43	0.0	0.09	0.06
Cash And Equivalents	0.32	0.36	-0.11	0.35	0.22	0.28	0.56	0.54	-0.2	-0.08	-0.02	0.05	0.21	0.21	0.24	0.46	-0.09	-0.35	-0.37	0.34	0.43		0.29	0.56	-0.09
Net Invested Capital	0.73	0.71	0.64	0.73	0.8	0.74	0.79	0.45	-0.41	-0.16	-0.35	0.38	0.26	0.87	0.22	-0.01	0.76	-0.72	-0.84	0.82	0.0	0.29		0.86	-0.97
Net Working Capital	0.72	0.74	0.49	0.75	0.73	0.69	0.82	0.48	-0.46	0.03	-0.27	0.43	0.39	0.77	0.18	0.27	0.65	-0.77	-0.84	0.92	0.09	0.56	0.86		-0.73
Capital Stock	-0.67	-0.64	-0.67	-0.65	-0.78	-0.69	-0.7	-0.38	0.36	0.2	0.34	-0.33	-0.17	-0.85	-0.21	0.12	-0.76	0.64	0.76	-0.72	0.06	-0.09	-0.97	-0.73

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Universal Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings

7.14 Billion

At this time, Universal Health's Retained Earnings are comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Universal Health Services has a Price To Earning of 13.68 times. This is 47.06% lower than that of the Health Care Providers & Services sector and significantly higher than that of the Health Care industry. The price to earning for all United States stocks is 52.37% higher than that of the company.

Universal Price To Earning Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Universal Health's direct or indirect competition against its Price To Earning to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Universal Health could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Universal Health by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Universal Health is currently under evaluation in price to earning category among its peers.

Universal Health ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Universal Health's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Universal Health's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Universal Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.16
	Return On Asset	0.0682
	Profit Margin	0.07 %
	Operating Margin	0.1 %
	Current Valuation	18.03 B
	Shares Outstanding	58.71 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	4.25 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	94.08 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	1.23 M
	Price To Earning	13.68 X
	Price To Book	1.97 X
	Price To Sales	0.85 X
	Revenue	14.28 B
	Gross Profit	5.16 B
	EBITDA	1.74 B
	Net Income	717.79 M
	Cash And Equivalents	102.82 M
	Cash Per Share	1.04 X
	Total Debt	5.37 B
	Debt To Equity	0.87 %
	Current Ratio	1.27 X
	Book Value Per Share	100.14 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	1.27 B
	Short Ratio	1.38 X
	Earnings Per Share	15.01 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	1.87 X
	Target Price	246.08
	Number Of Employees	96.7 K
	Beta	1.3
	Market Capitalization	13.04 B
	Total Asset	13.97 B
	Retained Earnings	6.8 B
	Working Capital	798 M
	Current Asset	1.72 B
	Current Liabilities	1.1 B
	Annual Yield	0 %
	Five Year Return	0.43 %
	Net Asset	13.97 B
	Last Dividend Paid	0.8

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