Universal Health Services (UHS)

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66.65 +0.24  +0.36%   NYSE May 22, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

Universal Health Services Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

0.9267 for May 22, 2013
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Universal Health Services Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    Universal Health Services Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 22, 2013 0.9263
    May 21, 2013 0.928
    May 20, 2013 0.9313
    May 17, 2013 0.9368
    May 16, 2013 0.9496
    May 15, 2013 0.9657
    May 14, 2013 0.9644
    May 13, 2013 0.9446
    May 10, 2013 0.9426
    May 9, 2013 0.9359
    May 8, 2013 0.9446
    May 7, 2013 0.9344
    May 6, 2013 0.9327
    May 3, 2013 0.9173
    May 2, 2013 0.9246
    May 1, 2013 0.9126
    April 30, 2013 0.9305
    April 29, 2013 0.9148
    April 26, 2013 0.9052
    April 25, 2013 0.8735
    April 24, 2013 0.8765
    April 23, 2013 0.8765
    April 22, 2013 0.8535
    April 19, 2013 0.8559
    April 18, 2013 0.8431
       
    April 17, 2013 0.8462
    April 16, 2013 0.8553
    April 15, 2013 0.8401
    April 12, 2013 0.8728
    April 11, 2013 0.8783
    April 10, 2013 0.8501
    April 9, 2013 0.8674
    April 8, 2013 0.8733
    April 5, 2013 0.8725
    April 4, 2013 0.8783
    April 3, 2013 0.8778
    April 2, 2013 0.9027
    April 1, 2013 0.9071
    March 28, 2013 0.8915
    March 27, 2013 0.8986
    March 26, 2013 0.8911
    March 25, 2013 0.8754
    March 22, 2013 0.8742
    March 21, 2013 0.8675
    March 20, 2013 0.875
    March 19, 2013 0.8726
    March 18, 2013 0.8646
    March 15, 2013 0.8654
    March 14, 2013 0.858
    March 13, 2013 0.8537

    About Price to Sales Ratio

    The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

    An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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    UHS Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

    Companies
    Tenet Healthcare 0.531
    HCA 0.5247
    LifePoint Hospitals 0.4821

    UHS Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 81st percentile
    1447 of 8005
    Sector 86th percentile
    96 of 686 in Healthcare
    Industry 40th percentile
    26 of 44 in Medical Care

    UHS Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.3096 Mar 9 2009
    Maximum 1.044 May 10 2011
    Average 0.6527