NBC Securities Inc. Has $604,000 Holdings in U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH)

NBC Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH - Free Report) by 104,400.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,360 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,352 shares during the quarter. NBC Securities Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of U.S. Physical Therapy worth $604,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in U.S. Physical Therapy by 59.8% during the fourth quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 326 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in U.S. Physical Therapy in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in U.S. Physical Therapy by 3,200.0% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 726 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 704 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in the fourth quarter worth $84,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy during the fourth quarter valued at about $113,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on USPH. William Blair reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of U.S. Physical Therapy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on U.S. Physical Therapy from $120.00 to $110.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Barrington Research cut their price target on U.S. Physical Therapy from $108.00 to $98.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and set a $113.00 price objective on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $109.00.

U.S. Physical Therapy Stock Up 1.9%

U.S. Physical Therapy stock traded up $1.47 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $77.27. The company's stock had a trading volume of 171,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 113,547. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a current ratio of 1.78. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $72.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.09. The company has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 1.45. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $62.77 and a 12 month high of $101.20.

U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $183.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $176.78 million. U.S. Physical Therapy had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 8.11%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.51 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. will post 2.67 earnings per share for the current year.

U.S. Physical Therapy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.33%. U.S. Physical Therapy's payout ratio is presently 82.57%.

U.S. Physical Therapy Company Profile

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc operates outpatient physical therapy clinics. The company operates through Physical Therapy Operations and Industrial Injury Prevention Services segments. The company provides pre-and post-operative care and treatment for orthopedic-related disorders, sports-related injuries, preventative care, rehabilitation of injured workers, and neurological-related injuries.