GAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 17,780 Shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT)

GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT - Free Report) by 7,347.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 18,022 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 17,780 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC owned about 0.13% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust worth $738,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $100,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,676 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $100,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust in the fourth quarter valued at about $181,000. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 7,108 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 8,705 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 1,233 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.66% of the company's stock.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of UHT stock traded up $0.38 on Friday, hitting $41.59. The stock had a trading volume of 168,392 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,333. The business has a 50 day moving average of $39.32 and a 200 day moving average of $39.06. The stock has a market cap of $576.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.81 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 8.49 and a quick ratio of 8.49. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a 12-month low of $34.56 and a 12-month high of $47.30.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $24.55 million during the quarter. Universal Health Realty Income Trust had a net margin of 19.01% and a return on equity of 10.34%.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.74 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 23rd. This represents a $2.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.12%. 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 is presently 217.78%.

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.