Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $515,000 Stock Position in U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,810 shares of the company’s stock after selling 127 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in U.S. Physical Therapy were worth $515,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy by 68.6% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 315 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in the 4th quarter worth about $113,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy by 25.1% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,486 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy by 8,414.8% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,000 after acquiring an additional 2,272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in the 3rd quarter worth about $212,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

USPH has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JMP Securities initiated coverage on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a report on Monday, December 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $113.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy from $117.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $108.00 price objective on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Bank of America raised shares of U.S. Physical Therapy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $100.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, Citizens Jmp raised shares of U.S. Physical Therapy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $114.00.

U.S. Physical Therapy Stock Up 0.4 %

USPH opened at $86.85 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $89.88 and a 200 day moving average of $87.94. The company has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of 92.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.48. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $76.18 and a 12 month high of $113.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Carey P. Hendrickson sold 516 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.25, for a total transaction of $49,665.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 20,469 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,970,141.25. This trade represents a 2.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

About U.S. Physical Therapy

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.