U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH) Shareholders to Get $0.46 Quarterly Dividend

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 3rd. Shareholders 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 increased its dividend by an average of 0.4% per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 6 years. U.S. Physical Therapy has a dividend payout ratio of 62.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research 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%

NYSE:USPH opened at $89.66 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 527.45, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $83.40 and a 200 day moving average of $76.92. U.S. Physical Therapy has a 52 week low of $58.19 and a 52 week high of $90.94.

U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $222.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $214.48 million. U.S. Physical Therapy had a return on equity of 9.39% and a net margin of 3.97%. The company’s revenue was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.66 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that U.S. Physical Therapy will post 2.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.