UHS
Universal Health ServicesANYSE / Health Care Equipment & Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
Execution of margin-recovery initiatives, stable or improving admissions and favorable payer outcomes drive EBITDA expansion and multiple re-rating toward the analyst high (302). Outpatient growth and realized cost savings materially increase free cash flow, supporting upside from the anchor.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta 0.0.
What can break
Decline in elective inpatient volumes
Momentum
15
Value
71
Sentiment
86
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $231.00 · Bull $302.00 · Bear $190.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-02-26 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade A · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $205.81
Why
Momentum15 · Δ7d +5.9
Value71 · Δ7d +0.2
Sentiment86 · Δ7d 0.0
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
15
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+5.9
Δ21d
+13.9
Value
71
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.2
Δ21d
+0.1
Sentiment
86
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
0.0
Δ21d
0.0
Why this grade
Composite grade A. Momentum 15.0 / Value 71.2 / Sentiment 86.0
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$9.12B
Beta
1.27
Shares Out
60.54M
P/E (TTM)
10.6
P/S (TTM)
0.82
P/FCF (TTM)
15.20
Rev YoY
+9.6%
EPS YoY
+17.9%
Gross Margin
+11.5%
Op Margin
+11.5%
Net Debt
$5.03B
Current Ratio
1.08
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology