Universal Health Services Q4 Earnings Preview

Universal Health Services UHS unveils its next round of earnings Wednesday. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for Universal Health Services' Q4 earnings.

Earnings and Revenue

Sell-side analysts expect Universal Health Services's EPS to be near $1.84 on sales of $2.63 billion.

In the same quarter last year, Universal Health Services posted EPS of $1.80 on sales of $2.47 billion. Sales would be have grown 6.22 percent from the same quarter last year.

Here's how the company's EPS has stacked up against analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 7.35 percent. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are probably a little upset going into this earnings release.

Analyst estimates are adjusted higher for EPS and revenues over the past 90 days. The popular rating by analysts on Universal Health Services stock is a Neutral. The strength of this rating has maintained conviction over the past 90 days.