Universal Health Services Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 0/6
Universal Health Services is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.44%.
Key information
0.4%
Dividend yield
4.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 0.5% |
| Dividend Growth | 5.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.800 |
| Payout ratio | 5% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Universal Health Services: A Healthy Business That Should Translate To Healthy Upside
Dec 04Is Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) A Risky Investment?
Nov 27
Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Universal Health Services, Inc.'s (NYSE:UHS) Earnings
Nov 10Returns At Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Sep 26Universal Health Services: Stock Has Lots Of Upside Runway
Sep 17Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Universal Health Services, Inc.'s (NYSE:UHS) Earnings
Aug 10We Think Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Jul 26Universal Health Services: An Underpriced Healthy Business
Jul 04Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)?
Jun 25Returns At Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) Appear To Be Weighed Down
Jun 10This Is Why Universal Health Services, Inc.'s (NYSE:UHS) CEO Compensation Looks Appropriate
May 09Universal Health Services, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions
Apr 26Market Cool On Universal Health Services, Inc.'s (NYSE:UHS) Earnings
Apr 17Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) Just Reported And Analysts Have Been Lifting Their Price Targets
Mar 01Is Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) Using Too Much Debt?
Feb 20Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends
Feb 05With Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Jan 09Universal Health Services: Seeking A Cure For Flat Performance
Sep 11Universal Health Services: Business Is On The Mend
Jul 12Universal Health Services Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 24Universal Health: Retain Buy As Systematic Defensive Overlay
Feb 04Universal Health Services declares $0.20 dividend
Jan 18Universal Health Services upgraded at Wells Fargo on improving operating environment
Jan 03Universal Health Services: Attractive Even In Light Of Cost Concerns
Nov 14Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: UHS is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: UHS is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Universal Health Services Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (UHS) | 0.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Healthcare) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (UHS) (up to 3 years) | 0.5% |
Notable Dividend: UHS's dividend (0.44%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: UHS's dividend (0.44%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.51%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: UHS is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: UHS is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Universal Health Services, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Hua Ha | Baird |
| Adam Feinstein | Barclays |
| Andrew Mok | Barclays |