Universal Health Services shares fall after earnings miss

Universal Health Services Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Wednesday after the hospital operator's earnings fell short of Wall Street estimates. Universal Health Services shares fell 5.8% after hours, following a 1.3% rise to close at $122.04 in the regular session. The company reported first-quarter net income of $223.8 million, or $2.36 a share, compared with $206.1 million, or $2.12 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $2.45 a share. Revenue rose to $2.69 billion from $2.61 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated $2.59 a share on revenue of $2.98 billion.