Universal Health Services Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 12 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Universal Health Services stock have an average target of 230.25, with a low estimate of 185 and a high estimate of 302. The average target predicts an increase of 13.81% from the current stock price of 202.31.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$185	$230.25	$229	$302
Change	-8.56%	+13.81%	+13.19%	+49.28%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Universal Health Services stock from 12 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26
Strong Buy	3	3	2	3	3	3
Buy	2	2	2	1	1	1
Hold	7	7	7	8	8	7
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	13	12	13	13	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $235 → $212	Hold	Maintains	$235 → $212	+4.79%	Mar 2, 2026
Sarah James Cantor Fitzgerald	Cantor Fitzgerald	Hold Maintains $250 → $229	Hold	Maintains	$250 → $229	+13.19%	Feb 27, 2026
Andrew Mok Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $262 → $268	Buy	Maintains	$262 → $268	+32.47%	Feb 26, 2026
Andrew Mok Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $263 → $262	Buy	Maintains	$263 → $262	+29.50%	Jan 22, 2026
Ryan Langston TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Maintains $251 → $245	Strong Buy	Maintains	$251 → $245	+21.10%	Jan 7, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

18.61B

from 17.36B

7.15%

from 17.36B

Revenue Next Year

19.50B

from 18.61B

4.78%

from 18.61B

EPS This Year

23.86

from 23.10

3.27%

from 23.10

EPS Next Year

25.99

from 23.86

8.94%

from 23.86

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	12.64B	13.40B	14.28B	15.83B	17.36B	18.61B	19.50B
Revenue Growth	9.37%	5.99%	6.59%	10.83%	9.71%	7.15%	4.78%
EPS	11.82	9.14	10.23	16.82	23.10	23.86	25.99
EPS Growth	7.55%	-22.67%	11.93%	64.42%	37.34%	3.27%	8.94%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	8.48	7.78
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20	18

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	19.6B	20.9B
Avg	18.6B	19.5B
Low	17.5B	18.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	13.0%	12.1%
Avg	7.2%	4.8%
Low	0.9%	-3.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	25.94	29.44
Avg	23.86	25.99
Low	22.02	23.28

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	12.3%	23.4%
Avg	3.3%	8.9%
Low	-4.7%	-2.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.