Barclays PLC Has $1.05 Million Position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT)

Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) by 392.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,852 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,208 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.16% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust worth $1,045,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UHT. State Street Corp increased its stake in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 2.0% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 591,170 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,046,000 after acquiring an additional 11,520 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 69.4% during the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 332,728 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $13,023,000 after purchasing an additional 136,308 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 1.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 332,429 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $15,212,000 after purchasing an additional 5,037 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 2.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 192,773 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,545,000 after purchasing an additional 4,474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 1.9% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 118,523 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,422,000 after purchasing an additional 2,178 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.66% of the company’s stock.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Stock Performance

NYSE UHT opened at $36.89 on Wednesday. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a twelve month low of $32.27 and a twelve month high of $47.30. The company has a quick ratio of 6.65, a current ratio of 6.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02. The stock has a market cap of $510.93 million, a P/E ratio of 28.16 and a beta of 0.86. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.46.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.735 dividend. This is a positive change from Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.73. This represents a $2.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.97%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 224.43%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 2nd.

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.