Universal Health Services, Inc.

LSE:0LJL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$11.4b

Universal Health Services Valuation

Is 0LJL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0LJL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0LJL ($167.44) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($440.1)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0LJL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0LJL?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

0LJL key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA9x
PEG Ratio1.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0LJL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0LJL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average29.8x
MDC Mediclinic International
21.9x10.7%UK£3.7b
SPI Spire Healthcare Group
37x24.8%UK£1.0b
CVSG CVS Group
19.4x12.8%UK£687.1m
SN. Smith & Nephew
41x21.2%UK£8.6b
0LJL Universal Health Services
14x8.2%US$11.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0LJL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the peer average (32.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0LJL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Healthcare Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a20.9%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0LJL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the European Healthcare industry average (18.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0LJL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0LJL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14x
Fair PE Ratio35.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0LJL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0LJL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$167.44
US$189.79
+13.3%
6.5%US$208.00US$156.00n/a14
Apr ’25US$182.57
US$188.00
+3.0%
6.9%US$208.00US$156.00n/a14
Mar ’25US$171.74
US$178.23
+3.8%
9.8%US$208.00US$144.00n/a13
Feb ’25US$163.61
US$162.38
-0.8%
8.5%US$190.00US$140.00n/a13
Jan ’25US$152.04
US$154.62
+1.7%
8.1%US$175.00US$140.00n/a13
Dec ’24US$138.32
US$150.15
+8.6%
6.5%US$170.00US$139.00n/a13
Nov ’24US$125.56
US$151.77
+20.9%
6.4%US$170.00US$140.00n/a13
Oct ’24US$125.91
US$155.86
+23.8%
6.4%US$172.00US$142.00n/a14
Sep ’24US$133.91
US$158.13
+18.1%
7.1%US$183.00US$142.00n/a15
Aug ’24US$139.14
US$157.33
+13.1%
7.7%US$183.00US$140.00n/a15
Jul ’24US$158.08
US$153.87
-2.7%
7.0%US$178.00US$139.00n/a15
Jun ’24US$132.57
US$152.87
+15.3%
5.9%US$170.00US$139.00n/a15
May ’24US$149.50
US$148.20
-0.9%
7.6%US$165.00US$124.00n/a15
Apr ’24US$125.48
US$141.57
+12.8%
8.3%US$167.00US$124.00US$182.5714
Mar ’24US$130.29
US$144.64
+11.0%
10.0%US$168.00US$120.00US$171.7414
Feb ’24US$149.53
US$143.27
-4.2%
13.3%US$168.00US$114.00US$163.6115
Jan ’24US$140.43
US$126.40
-10.0%
11.7%US$157.00US$110.00US$152.0415
Dec ’23US$130.87
US$123.60
-5.6%
10.3%US$157.00US$110.00US$138.3215
Nov ’23US$116.53
US$117.73
+1.0%
7.0%US$135.00US$105.00US$125.5615
Oct ’23US$90.80
US$115.07
+26.7%
9.8%US$141.00US$98.00US$125.9115
Sep ’23US$95.15
US$116.20
+22.1%
8.9%US$141.00US$99.00US$133.9115
Aug ’23US$110.77
US$115.13
+3.9%
9.9%US$141.00US$99.00US$139.1416
Jul ’23US$101.29
US$128.00
+26.4%
11.9%US$160.00US$105.00US$158.0816
Jun ’23US$121.42
US$136.87
+12.7%
9.2%US$160.00US$118.00US$132.5715
May ’23US$121.25
US$143.07
+18.0%
9.5%US$164.00US$118.00US$149.5015
Apr ’23US$146.11
US$151.67
+3.8%
7.1%US$172.00US$134.00US$125.4815

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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