U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (USPH) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 16th

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.46 per share on Friday, December 11th. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 16th.

U.S. Physical Therapy has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.4% annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. U.S. Physical Therapy has a payout ratio of 62.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect U.S. Physical Therapy to earn $3.42 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.84 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 53.8%.

U.S. Physical Therapy Trading Up 5.8%

USPH stock opened at $89.66 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 527.45, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.16. U.S. Physical Therapy has a twelve month low of $58.19 and a twelve month high of $90.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The business has a fifty day moving average of $83.40 and a 200-day moving average of $76.92.

U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $222.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $214.48 million. U.S. Physical Therapy had a return on equity of 9.39% and a net margin of 3.97%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.66 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that U.S. Physical Therapy will post 2.89 EPS for the current year.

U.S. Physical Therapy Company Profile

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc (NYSE: USPH) operates outpatient physical therapy clinics throughout the United States. The company provides treatment and rehabilitation services for patients recovering from injuries, surgeries, illnesses and other conditions that affect movement, strength and physical function.

In addition to company-operated clinics, U.S. Physical Therapy develops and manages physical therapy practices in partnership with local physical therapists. Its services generally include orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, post-operative therapy, treatment for musculoskeletal conditions and other forms of outpatient rehabilitation.