Universal Health Services Inc. CI B (UHS) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- The stock's free cash flow/dividend ratio, potentially useful for understanding its ability to make dividend payments, comes in at -93.92 -- higher than only 1% of other dividend issuers in the US.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with UHS's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: TRP, HUM, AUBN, HFFG and ESP.
UHS Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $148.41 | $39.51 | -72.52% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. As for UHS, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 72.52%. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Universal Health Services Inc are:
- Compared to other US stocks that pay a dividend, UHS offers a dividend yield in the bottom 0.56% of its fellow sector mates.
- UHS's growth rate in terms of the amount of dividends it returns to shareholders is greater than 68.85% of its fellow dividend stocks in the Healthcare sector.
- In terms of opportunity, Universal Health Services Inc's estimated return of -72.52% surpasses about merely 17.16% of dividend issuers we applied the dividend discount model to.
UHS Dividend Chart
UHS Dividend History
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UHS Dividends vs. Peers
UHS's dividend yield currently ranks #5 of 19 vs. its peers in the Medical - Hospitals category.
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FSNUY | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA ADR | 2.17% |
| 2 | SEM | Select Medical Holdings Corporation | 1.65% |
| 3 | EHC | Encompass Health Corporation | 0.98% |
| 4 | HCA | HCA Healthcare Inc. | 0.87% |
| 5 | UHS | Universal Health Services Inc. CI B | 0.53% |
| 6 | QHC | Quorum Health Corporation | 0.00% |
| 7 | SLHG | Skylight Health Group Inc. | 0.00% |
| 8 | OSH | Oak Street Health Inc. | 0.00% |
| 9 | AGL | agilon health inc. | 0.00% |
| 10 | THC | Tenet Healthcare Corporation | 0.00% |
| 11 | LPNT | LifePoint Health, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 12 | ALR | AlerisLife Inc. | 0.00% |
| 13 | AIRS | Airsculpt Technologies, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 14 | AVCO | Avalon GloboCare Corp. | 0.00% |
| 15 | FTRP | Field Trip Health Ltd. | 0.00% |
| 16 | CANO | CanoHealth | 0.00% |
| 17 | LFST | LifeStance Health Group, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 18 | CYH | Community Health Systems, Inc. | 0.00% |
| 19 | HNGR | Hanger, Inc. | 0.00% |
Looking for More Information on UHS dividends?
Want to see what other sources are saying about Universal Health Services Inc's dividends? Try the links below:Universal Health Services Inc Common Stock (UHS) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Universal Health Services Inc (UHS) - Dividend Investor
Universal Health Services Inc (UHS) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha