Ieq Capital LLC Buys 8,051 Shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust $UHT

Key Points

• Ieq Capital LLC increased its shareholding in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 60.9%, acquiring an additional 8,051 shares during the 1st quarter, bringing its total ownership to 21,269 shares.
• Universal Health Realty Income Trust's latest quarterly earnings showed earnings per share of $0.85 with a net margin of 18.19% and a revenue of $24.87 million.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.74 which indicates a 7.3% yield, despite a high payout ratio of 229.46%.

Ieq Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT - Free Report) by 60.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,269 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 8,051 shares during the quarter. Ieq Capital LLC owned about 0.15% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust worth $871,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in UHT. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 7,347.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,022 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $738,000 after acquiring an additional 17,780 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 27.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 427,804 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $17,523,000 after acquiring an additional 91,621 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 16.5% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 8,705 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,233 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 68,773 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,817,000 after buying an additional 1,484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its stake in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 67.0% in the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 11,715 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $436,000 after buying an additional 4,699 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.66% of the company's stock.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Stock Down 1.7%

NYSE:UHT traded down $0.71 on Monday, hitting $40.65. The stock had a trading volume of 5,579 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,092. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 7.25 and a current ratio of 7.25. The stock has a market cap of $563.82 million, a P/E ratio of 31.51 and a beta of 1.02. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a 1 year low of $34.56 and a 1 year high of $47.30. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $40.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.84.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Universal Health Realty Income Trust had a net margin of 18.19% and a return on equity of 10.27%. The company had revenue of $24.87 million during the quarter.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 23rd were paid a $0.74 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 23rd. This represents a $2.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.3%. This is a positive change from Universal Health Realty Income Trust's previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. Universal Health Realty Income Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 229.46%.

About Universal Health Realty Income Trust

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.