Universal Health Services made the biggest leap of the operators. On Nov. 21, the King of Prussia-based company announced it will pay its shareholders a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on Dec. 17.
Here are the five-day stock prices and percentage changes for the week of Nov. 26 through Nov. 30, 2012. (Note: Slight differences from week-to-week numbers are due to after-hour trading.)
• Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $29.46 per share (up 1.55 percent)
• Health Management Associates (Naples, Fla.): $7.95 per share (up 0.32 percent)
• Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $31.75 per share (up 2.72 percent)
• LifePoint Hospitals (Brentwood, Tenn.): $35.98 per share (down 0.72 percent)
• Tenet Healthcare (Dallas): $28.96 per share (up 3.28 percent)
• Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $45.07 per share (up 3.76 percent)
• Vanguard Health Systems (Nashville, Tenn.): $10.57 per share (up 3.23 percent)
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