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Neutral2558.1%
Bearish24.7%
Universal Health Services, Inc. · UHS · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
UHS delivered solid Q2 growth, but lowered guidance modestly
The supplied analysis supports a mixed but constructive read: operating growth, added capacity, and behavioral-health expansion remain meaningful positives, but the lower guidance and facility-ramp, liability, and reimbursement risks temper the outlook.
Reported After market closeNYSEHealthcare
$10.98B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$5.98
Consensus $5.94
EPS surprise
+0.7%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$4.64B
Consensus $4.58B
Revenue surprise
+1.3%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+4.3%
Event window
SPY move
+0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+4.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.3×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+5.7%
Up to 20 sessions
UHSSPY benchmark
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Why did UHS rise 4.3% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in UHS's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for UHS after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Versus the prior quarter, UHS moved from maintained to lowered guidance. Q2 analysis highlighted a $100 million Florida DPP benefit, 177 added licensed beds, accelerated share repurchases, and continued Talkspace integration planning, while higher liability reserves and slower de novo ramps became more prominent constraints.
Guidance delta
Guidance was revised slightly lower, mainly because of higher liability reserves and slower de novo-site ramps.
Key takeaways
- Adjusted EPS grew 12% year over year to $5.98, while adjusted EBITDA grew 5% to $678 million.
- Acute and behavioral-health volumes, added capacity, and Medicaid supplemental payments supported results.
- Talkspace is expected to expand virtual outpatient behavioral-health capabilities, while liability reserves and facility ramps pressured guidance.
Management priorities
- Close and integrate Talkspace's virtual behavioral-health platform.
- Expand freestanding emergency departments, outpatient clinics, and de novo capacity.
- Invest in revenue-cycle AI and technology while accelerating share repurchases.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$181.39Current
$121Low
$190.12Average
$290High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 24, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leerink Partners | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 18, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 4, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Mizuho | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 27, 2023 |
| SVB Securities | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 26, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Mar 1, 2023 |
| SVB Leerink | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 27, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Underperform | Market Perform | Downgrade | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 17, 2022 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 18, 2018 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 3, 2018 |
| Leerink Swann | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 22, 2017 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Dec 14, 2016 |
| Avondale Partners | Market Perform | Market Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 9, 2016 |
| Wallachbeth | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Mar 2, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Mar 2, 2016 |
| Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 10, 2016 |
| KeyBanc | Overweight | Sector Weight | Upgrade | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Janney Capital | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 10, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Monness Crespi Hardt | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Downgrade | May 17, 2013 |
| WallachBeth Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Imperial Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 27, 2012 |
| Auriga | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 28, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $181.39. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix | $183 | $171.8 | +0.9% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $168.16 | +4.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $166.22 | +59.9% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla | $189 | $166.22 | +4.2% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $166.22 | -8.5% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Craig Hettenbach | $191 | $166.22 | +5.3% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $168 | $159.31 | -7.4% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $151.16 | +7.5% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $155.57 | -8.5% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $179 | $161.26 | -1.3% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $146.11 | -9.0% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $167.86 | +70.9% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $194 | $167.51 | +7.0% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $162.54 | +4.7% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $211 | $162.54 | +16.3% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Ha | $204 | $162.54 | +12.5% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $238 | $179.51 | +31.2% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $262 | $203.68 | +44.4% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $214.97 | +35.1% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $221.74 | +29.6% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla | $274 | $239.43 | +51.1% | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Raymond James | John Ransom | $270 | $217.01 | +48.9% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $231 | $225.3 | +27.3% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix | $231 | $223.61 | +27.3% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $302 | $219.32 | +66.5% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla | $253 | $219.32 | +39.5% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Craig Hettenbach | $233 | $219.32 | +28.5% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $263 | $214.03 | +45.0% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Ann Hynes | $242 | $214.03 | +33.4% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $219 | $197.76 | +20.7% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $249 | $209.11 | +37.3% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Ha | $203 | $177.91 | +11.9% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $227 | $165.44 | +25.1% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $184.46 | +10.3% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Ha | $274 | $236.47 | +51.1% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Sarah James | $219 | $204.99 | +20.7% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Barclays | Andrew Mok | $256 | $210.68 | +41.1% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Michael Ha | $236 | $187.7 | +30.1% | Jun 26, 2024 |
| HSBC | Sidharth Sahoo | $290 | $94 | +59.9% | Jun 5, 2024 |
| UBS | AJ Rice | $226 | $177.7 | +24.6% | May 20, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Frank Morgan | $189 | $169.15 | +4.2% | May 7, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Pito Chickering | $203 | $168.4 | +11.9% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Stephens | Scott Fidel | $185 | $182.46 | +2.0% | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Barclays | Steven Valiquette | $142 | $140.7 | -21.7% | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $152.21 | -27.2% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter | $154 | $142.04 | -15.1% | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $102.03 | -39.4% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $141 | $102.24 | -22.3% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $102.07 | -33.3% | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $153 | $124.98 | -15.7% | May 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $124.16 | -34.9% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $124.32 | -25.6% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $158 | $125.32 | -12.9% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $125.32 | -28.3% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Ann Hynes | $145 | $69.38 | -20.1% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jamie Perse | $135 | $128.04 | -25.6% | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Stephens | Scott Fidel | $142 | $124.54 | -21.7% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| BMO Capital | Matthew Borsch | $145 | $124.54 | -20.1% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Bank of America Securities | Kevin Fischbeck | $153 | $125.79 | -15.7% | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | A.J. Rice | $181 | $158.43 | -0.2% | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Justin Lake | $171 | $151.2 | -5.7% | Jun 21, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationUniversal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), operating through its various divisions, is a healthcare entity that both owns and manages a network of acute care hospitals, along with outpatient and specialized behavioral health treatment centers. Its business operations are strategically bifurcated into two main segments: Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services. The hospitals under its management provide a comprehensive spectrum of medical provisions, encompassing general and specialty surgical interventions, internal medicine, obstetrics, urgent and emergency department services, diagnostic imaging (radiology), cancer therapy (oncology), advanced diagnostic procedures, cardiac care, pediatric medicine, pharmaceutical services, and mental health support.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-28T15:05:18.966035+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-01T01:23:15.986970+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-24T03:11:04.046401+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-24T03:11:04.043535+00:00
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