Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) Short Interest Update

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 139,000 shares, a decrease of 65.4% from the March 15th total of 401,500 shares. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 99,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Universal Health Realty Income Trust

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

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Price Performance

UHT traded up $0.12 on Thursday, reaching $33.77. The company had a trading volume of 67,573 shares, compared to its average volume of 96,882. The company has a market capitalization of $466.70 million, a P/E ratio of 30.42 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a current ratio of 7.57, a quick ratio of 7.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The company has a fifty day moving average of $37.77 and a 200-day moving average of $39.90. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a one year low of $33.33 and a one year high of $49.64.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Monday, March 18th were paid a dividend of $0.725 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 15th. This represents a $2.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.59%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust's dividend payout ratio is presently 261.26%.

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.

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