5 Stocks Gaining Attention After Posting Their Quarterly Results

4. Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 41

Shares of Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) slipped nearly three percent in the after-hours trading session on Monday, 25 October 2021, after posting a lower-than-expected profit for the third quarter.

The provider of healthcare services reported adjusted earnings of $2.67 per share, missing the consensus forecast of $2.75 per share. Revenue came in at $3.156 billion, just ahead of analysts’ average estimate of $3.10 billion. Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) had posted adjusted earnings of $2.88 per share on revenue of $2.913 billion for the comparable quarter of 2020.

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) said adjusted admissions at its acute care hospitals in the quarter increased 12.4 percent on a year-over-year basis. In comparison, adjusted admissions at its behavioral health care facilities in the quarter slipped 2.7 percent versus last year.