UH
Universal Health Services Inc.
UHS · Universal Health Services Inc. · Healthcare
Up next day
8/12
67%
Fell despite growth
3/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±2.4%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+0.5%
avg over 10 beats
Biggest single move
-5.8%
'24.12 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Beating estimates doesn't always lift it
Up the next day 6 of 10 beats (60%)
Reaction is erratic and hard to predict
Avg +0.5% on a beat, +1.0% on a miss
Big earnings-day moves tend to fade within days
Reversed the day-one move · 83% of last 12
vs Healthcare sector avg (153 peers)
This
+0.6%
Sector
+0.4%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
The number and guidance move the price about equally
Moved opposite to results 6 of last 12 times (50%)
4xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
2xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Oct 26After close
'26.9 expectedEst. EPS $5.19
Quarter ended 6/2026
Reported 2026-07-28
Next-day move
+1.2%
After 5 days +1.0%
vs Consensus$6.01→$5.98-0.5% miss
EPS
$5.98
YoY +12%
Revenue
$4.6B
YoY +8%
Next-Q guidance
—
N/A
Price around earnings
vs market +2.7%p
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$5.98YoY +12%
'23.9'26.6
Revenue$4.6BYoY +8%
'23.9'26.6
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
0x
Met expectations
good · up ↑
8x67%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
0x
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
4x33%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Mostly 'honest' — good earnings, price up · 8 of 12q (67%)
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