UHS options flow: unusual options activity in Universal Health Services Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last session the tape recorded 2 unusual options prints in Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS), $54K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $0 against $26K bearish; $54K went into calls and $0 into puts, a put call ratio of 0.00. The largest print was $27K of UHS 16 Oct 2026 $165 calls on 21 September 2026, executed at midpoint. UHS closed at $178.86 on 25 September 2026, up 1.1%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 21 September 2026, 1 session. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | UHS 16 Oct 2026 $165 calls | Trade | 20 | 84 | $27K | At midpoint | Neutral | |
| 21 Sep 2026 | UHS 15 Jan 2027 $145 calls | Sweep | 7 | 22 | $26K | At bid | Bearish |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | 1 | $27K | 100% | +$0 |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 1 | $26K | 100% | -$26K |
The most premium, $27K, is aimed at the 16 Oct 2026 expiry.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
Every print in UHS with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open UHS in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open UHS in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 11 firms, have a median of $190, 6.2% above the last close. The last 90 days brought 1 downgrade.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Universal Health Services Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Health Care
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Headquarters
- King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
- Website
- uhs.com
Universal Health Services, Inc. owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. As of February 24, 2022, it owned and/or operated 363 inpatient facilities, and 40 outpatient and other facilities located in 39 states; Washington, D.C.; the United Kingdom; and Puerto Rico. The company also provides commercial health insurance services; and various management services.
In the same sector
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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