U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $105.3333.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on USPH shares. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $103.00 price objective on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a report on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a research report on Monday, December 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded U.S. Physical Therapy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, September 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in USPH. Copeland Capital Management LLC boosted its position in U.S. Physical Therapy by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 888,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,499,000 after buying an additional 72,463 shares during the period. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. raised its stake in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy by 47.6% during the third quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 474,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,325,000 after acquiring an additional 153,054 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy by 6.2% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 474,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,285,000 after purchasing an additional 27,577 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy by 1.2% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 352,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,602,000 after purchasing an additional 4,306 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in U.S. Physical Therapy by 9.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 346,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,070,000 after purchasing an additional 29,671 shares during the period.

U.S. Physical Therapy Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of USPH stock opened at $80.99 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a PE ratio of 34.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The business’s fifty day moving average is $78.97 and its 200 day moving average is $80.27. U.S. Physical Therapy has a 52-week low of $62.77 and a 52-week high of $93.50.

U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 22nd. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $140.66 million during the quarter. U.S. Physical Therapy had a net margin of 5.71% and a return on equity of 8.62%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that U.S. Physical Therapy will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

U.S. Physical Therapy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th were given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 17th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. U.S. Physical Therapy’s payout ratio is presently 75.63%.

About U.S. Physical Therapy

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc (NYSE: USPH) is a leading owner and operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics across the United States. The company delivers rehabilitative care to patients recovering from orthopedic injuries, neurological disorders and chronic conditions. Its core services include one-on-one physical therapy sessions, aquatic therapy, occupational therapy, massage therapy and sports medicine programs designed to restore mobility and enhance quality of life.

In addition to traditional rehabilitation services, U.S.