Universal Health Services stock holds near a 52-week high

Published on 09/19/2026 at 15:46 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Universal Health Services stock closed at USD 176.80 on September 18, 2026, just below its 52-week high. Leerink Partners raised its target to USD 205 on September 18, 2026.

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Universal Health Services stock (ISIN US9139031002) closed at USD 176.80 on September 18, 2026, after a gain of 0.06 percent. MarketBeat also shows a 52-week range of USD 140.08 to USD 246.32 and a market capitalization of USD 10.42 billion as of September 18, 2026.

Targets stay above the quote

On September 18, 2026, Yahoo Finance showed Leerink Partners keeping an Outperform rating and raising its price target to USD 205 from USD 198. That leaves the target 15.96 percent above the September 18 close of USD 176.80.

MarketBeat put the consensus price target at USD 204.94, with a consensus rating of Hold and a current quote of USD 176.73 on September 18, 2026. Its snapshot also listed 18 analysts on coverage and an implied upside of about 16.0 percent.

Last quarter still matters

For the quarter reported on July 28, 2026, Yahoo Finance showed earnings per share of USD 5.98 against a consensus estimate of USD 5.94, while revenue reached USD 4.64 billion and profit margin stood at 7.73 percent. MarketBeat separately said the company beat analysts' expectations by USD 0.04 per share in that release.

Zacks said on September 9, 2026, that the next earnings release is expected for the quarter ending in September 2026, with consensus EPS of USD 5.41 and an earnings ESP of -1.09 percent. That points to a year-over-year EPS decline of 4.92 percent in its estimate set.

Stock near the range top

The shares are trading near the upper end of the 52-week band, with the September 18 close of USD 176.80 sitting 0.12 percent below the MarketBeat intraday high of USD 176.73 and well above the 50-day low of USD 144.60 shown in the same snapshot. Volume was 607,991 shares versus average volume of 858,667 shares.