UVV - Universal Corporation
Universal Health Services NYSE: UHS reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $5.98, up 12% from a year earlier, while adjusted EBITDA less noncontrolling interests rose 5% to $678 million. The company said results benefited from a $100 million out-of-period Florida directed payment program benefit that had not been included in its original outlook.
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ADS #Intervalfunds--Cox Capital Partners ("Cox Capital") announced today that Cox Capital Retail Secondaries Fund I, LP (the "Purchaser") has added Blue Owl Credit Income Corp. ("OCIC") and Blue Owl Technology Income Corp. ("OTIC") to its Class I tender offer program. The Purchaser now has five cash tender offers open, including previously announced offers for HPS Corporate Lending Fund ("HLEND"), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC ("ADS") and Ares Strategic Income Fund ("ASIF"). Cox Capital.
Hospital operator Universal Health Services lowered its full-year profit forecast on Monday, citing changes in reimbursements related to certain Medicaid supplemental payment programs, sending its shares down nearly 8% in extended trading.
Universal Health Realty Income Trust is rated a buy, supported by macro tailwinds in outpatient care and a diversified national healthcare portfolio. UHT demonstrates strong EBITDA margins versus peers, resilient leasing income, and positive 5-year revenue trends, with Sunbelt expansion offering further growth potential. Dividend yield stands at 6.8% with an AFFO coverage of 1.2x and 85% payout ratio, providing a safety buffer despite modest dividend growth and FFO flatness.
Universal Insurance NYSE: UVE reported higher second-quarter earnings as improved claims trends, premium growth and increased investment income helped lower its net loss ratio and strengthen underwriting results.
UHS heads into Q2 with higher admissions and revenue growth expected, but rising labor and operating costs may limit earnings upside.
Comcast's second quarter numbers showed softening attendance trends in Orlando, a trend co-CEO Mike Cavanagh said has continued third quarter “driven by some weakness in consumer sentiment and higher travel costs.” He said Comcast is “watching those trends carefully” and that they're temporary, “not a permanent change in the outlook at all.
I recommend a buy rating for Universal Music Group due to its strong rights ownership and scalable subscription economics. UMGNF benefits from both growing global paid music subscribers and higher per-subscriber payments, driving robust subscription revenue growth. With a dominant position in Recorded Music and Publishing, UMGNF monetizes both new and catalog content across multiple channels.
Award recognizes top executives for transformational leadership PHOENIX, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), a national leader of workforce solutions for transportation, skilled trades and healthcare education, today announced that Chief Human Resources Officer Carolyn Frank has been named a 2026 Phoenix Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Phoenix's top 100 CEOs and C-suite executives who demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision, passion and influence within their industries.
AUSTIN, Texas and DES MOINES, Iowa, July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ethos, a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to democratize access to life insurance, today announced the expansion of its Accumulation Indexed Universal Life (IUL) product, issued by North American Company for Life and Health Insurance®, to include juvenile coverage. Parents can now apply for a standalone Accumulation IUL policy for their child — from infants to age 17 — entirely online, with no medical exams1 and a streamlined digital experience built by Ethos.
Retirees and near-retirees are quietly rotating cash into a specific corner of the market:
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" tallied an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales during its opening weekend. The Universal film snared $264.1 million globally, Nolan's best opening-weekend performance ever.
Companies that have paid and raised their annual dividends for at least 50 years are few and far between.
PHOENIX, July 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) (the "Company"), a leading workforce solutions provider of transportation, skilled trades and healthcare education programs,will hold a conference call on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial and operational results for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2026.
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EWING, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $OLED #OLED--Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED), a global leader in energy-efficient OLED technologies and materials, today announced its results for the second quarter, ended June 30, 2026, will be released on Thursday, July 30, 2026, after market close. At that time, a copy of the financial results release will be available on the Company's website at https://oled.com/. In conjunction with this release, Universal Display will host a conference call on Thursday, July.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Declares Regular Cash Dividend.
Universal Music Group (UMGNF) maintains a solid core business and strong optionalities, justifying a continued buy rating despite recent stock underperformance. UMG's financials remain robust, with revenue growing to €12.5B and an adjusted net margin of ~15%, in line with mid-term CAGR targets. AI and streaming trends present both uncertainties and tailwinds, but management is confident core consumption remains dominated by human artists.
Company Says Platform Designed to Support Tokenization of Real-World Assets OWINGS MILLS, Md., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Safety Products, Inc. (NYSE American: UUU) (the "Company") today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Universal DeFi LLC ("Universal DeFi ") has begun development of a tokenization platform intended to offer issuers a single integrated service for tokenizing assets, combining issuer onboarding with the technology to create and issue the resulting tokens.
CEO Jerome Grant sold 94,500 shares on June 29, 2026, representing a transaction value of ~$3.91 million based on a weighted average price of $41.40 per share. This sale reduced Grant's direct common stock holdings by 21.97%, leaving 335,715 shares directly held post-transaction.