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It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.
Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Different than growth or momentum investors, value-focused investors are all about finding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under what their true value is before the broader market catches on. The Value Style Score utilizes ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow to help pick out the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Universal Health Services (UHS)
King of Prussia, PA-based Universal Health Services Inc. owns and operates (through its subsidiaries) acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and radiation oncology centers.
UHS boasts a Value Style Score of A and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Shares of Universal Health Services are trading at a forward earnings multiple of 9.7X, as well as a PEG Ratio of 0.8, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 6.9X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 0.7X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2025, five analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for UHS, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $1.08 to $19.00 per share. UHS also holds an average earnings surprise of 13.8%.
Investors should take the time to consider UHS for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings and valuation metrics, and impressive Value and VGM Style Scores.
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