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Shares of Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B slid 6.0% to $208.39 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.3% to 6,920.93 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.9% to 48,996.08.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B closed 15.4% below its 52-week high of $246.33, which the company achieved on November 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Select Medical Holdings Corp. fell 1.2% to $15.20, Community Health Systems Inc. fell 2.4% to $3.26, and Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. fell 1.62% to $21.93.
Trading volume totaled 1.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 722,992.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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January 07, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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