Company Analysis Universal Health Services
1. Summary
Advantages
- Price (186.21 $) is less than fair price (203.03 $)
- The stock's return over the last year (5.58%) is higher than the sector average (-21.87%).
- Current debt level 34.25% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 36.93%.
- The company's current efficiency (ROE=17.71%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=-83.36%)
Disadvantages
- Dividends (0.4068%) are below the sector average (1.26%).
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2. Share price and performance
2.1. Share price
2.3. Market efficiency
| Universal Health Services | Healthcare | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -5.4% | -43.1% | 1.6% |
| 90 days | 2.6% | -21% | 4.7% |
| 1 year | 5.6% | -21.9% | 12.2% |
UHS vs Sector: Universal Health Services has outperformed the "Healthcare" sector by 27.45% over the past year.
UHS vs Market: Universal Health Services has significantly underperformed the market by -6.64% over the past year.
Stable price: UHS is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.
Long period: UHS with weekly volatility of 0.1073% over the past year.
3. Summary of the report
4. Fundamental Analysis
4.1. Stock price and price forecast
Below fair price: The current price (186.21 $) is lower than the fair price (203.03 $).
Price not significantly lower than the fair price: The current price (186.21 $) is slightly lower than the fair price by 9%.
4.2. P/E
P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (10.6) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (53.14).
P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (10.6) is lower than that of the market as a whole (62.2).
4.2.1 P/E Similar companies
4.3. P/BV
P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (1.79) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (10.86).
P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (1.79) is lower than that of the market as a whole (20.84).
4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies
4.4. P/S
P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (0.7651) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (4.06).
P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (0.7651) is lower than that of the market as a whole (16.02).
4.4.1 P/S Similar companies
4.5. EV/Ebitda
EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (7.48) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (16.98).
EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (7.48) is lower than that of the market as a whole (27.16).
5. Profitability
5.1. Profitability and revenue
5.2. Earnings per share - EPS
5.3. Past profitability Net Income
Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 4.2% over the last 5 years.
Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (4.2%).
Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-10.32%).
5.4. ROE
ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (17.71%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (-83.36%).
ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (17.71%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (43.08%).
5.5. ROA
ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (8.03%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (6.41%).
ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (8.03%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (23.27%).
5.6. ROIC
ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (9.48%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (15.68%).
ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (9.48%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (9.29%).
7. Dividends
7.1. Dividend yield vs Market
Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 0.4068% is below the average for the sector '1.26%.
7.2. Stability and increase in payments
Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 0.4068% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.93.
Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 0.4068% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 0 years.
7.3. Payout percentage
Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (4.67%) are at an uncomfortable level.
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