Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) Short Interest Up 163.3% in March

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 401,500 shares, an increase of 163.3% from the February 29th total of 152,500 shares. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 92,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days.

Institutional Trading of Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 124.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 101,961 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,122,000 after purchasing an additional 56,624 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 28,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,164,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust during the 3rd quarter worth $225,000. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 12,455 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $504,000 after purchasing an additional 1,278 shares during the period. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 18,245 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $738,000 after purchasing an additional 1,374 shares during the period. 64.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Price Performance

NYSE UHT traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $36.58. The stock had a trading volume of 25,275 shares, compared to its average volume of 96,482. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 7.57 and a quick ratio of 7.57. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $39.19 and its 200 day moving average is $40.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $505.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.03 and a beta of 0.79. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a twelve month low of $34.85 and a twelve month high of $49.64.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 18th will be issued a $0.725 dividend. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 15th. Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s payout ratio is currently 261.26%.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Company Profile

Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust, invests in healthcare and human-service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral health care hospitals, specialty facilities, medical/office buildings, free-standing emergency departments and childcare centers.