Core Insights - Universal Health Services (UHS) reported quarterly earnings of $4.84 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.36 per share, and up from $3.70 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 11.01% [1] - The company posted revenues of $4.1 billion for the quarter ended March 2025, which was 1.06% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but an increase from $3.84 billion year-over-year [2] - UHS has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters and has topped consensus revenue estimates three times as well [2] Earnings Outlook - The sustainability of UHS's stock price movement will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and future earnings expectations [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $4.84 on revenues of $4.21 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $18.94 on revenues of $17.12 billion [7] Industry Context - The Medical - Hospital industry, to which UHS belongs, is currently ranked in the top 11% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for the sector [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked using tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]
Universal Health Services (UHS) Q1 Earnings Top Estimates