Up 3.02 percent last week, shares of King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services rose more than any other major for-profit hospital operator.
Here is how the five operators stack up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $50.44 per share (down 2.74 percent).
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $82.49 per share (down 2.60 percent).
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $79.17 per share (up 0.65 percent).
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $44.50 per share (down 5.04 percent).
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $137.23 per share (up 3.02 percent).
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