DJ Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B $(UHS)$ inched 0.74% higher to $205.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,032.38 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.42% to 44,910.65.
Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B closed $38.25 short of its 52-week high ($243.25), which the company achieved on September 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Select Medical Holdings Corp. (SEM) rose 3.73% to $21.11, Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 0.58% to $3.44, and Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. (MD) rose 1.29% to $14.96.
Trading volume (375,780) remained 448,868 below its 50-day average volume of 824,648.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 29, 2024.
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November 29, 2024 17:17 ET (22:17 GMT)
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