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Shares of Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B plunged 11.4% to $204.33 on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 49,499.20 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 6,908.86.
Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B closed 17.0% below its 52-week high of $246.33, which the company reached on November 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Select Medical Holdings Corp. rose 0.1% to $14.92, Community Health Systems Inc. rose 0.5% to $3.66, and Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. fell 0.20% to $19.86.
Trading volume totaled 1.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 726,793.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 26, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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