UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES-B (UHS) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:UHS - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9139031002 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, UHS scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. UHS has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
UHS is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month UHS has a been trading in the 153.99 - 185.21 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
When comparing the performance of all stocks over the past year, UHS turns out to be only a medium performer in the overall market: it outperformed 59% of all stocks.
UHS is an average performer in the Health Care Providers & Services industry, it outperforms 60% of 102 stocks in the same industry.
The technical rating of UHS is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
165.98
195.21
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 170.60 to 173.25. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Support @167.66 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 2 important areas.
- Resistance @180.26 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 188.57 to 193.28. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS59.28
Mansfield-0.85
10 Day High179.35
10 Day Low153.99
20 Day High185.21
20 Day Low153.99
52 Week High243.25
52 Week Low153.99
Performance
1 Week4.11%
2 Weeks2.25%
1 Month-5.29%
3 Month-5.21%
6 Month-12.92%
12 Month6.58%
2 Year35.28%
3 Year43.44%
5 Year69.5%
10 Year37.94%
15 Year321.76%
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.91
RSI(14)53.5
LBB159.9
UBB184.22
178.74
+4.11 (+2.35%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Performance
% Chg2.35%
1 Week4.11%
2 Weeks2.25%
1 Month-5.29%
3 Month-5.21%
6 Month-12.92%
12 Month6.58%
2 Year35.28%
3 Year43.44%
5 Year69.5%
10 Year37.94%
15 Year321.76%
Volatility
ATR(14)6.99
ATR(20)%4.67%
ATR Inc-35.18%
Range Today2.6
ADR(20)7.76
ADR(20)%4.34%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS59.28
Mansfield-0.85
10 Day High179.35
10 Day Low153.99
20 Day High185.21
20 Day Low153.99
52 Week High243.25
52 Week Low153.99
CS1 End173.25
CR1 Start180.26
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.01%
DER(5)-0.85%
Volume588.80K
Volume Incr14.42%
Vol(5)937.36K
Vol(50)999.55K