6,400 Shares in Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) Acquired by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 6,400 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $277,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $64,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust during the third quarter worth about $225,000. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. acquired a new position in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust during the 4th quarter worth about $281,000. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at about $269,000. Finally, Midwest Professional Planners LTD. raised its position in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 32.1% in the 3rd quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 7,223 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 1,755 shares during the period. 64.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE UHT opened at $35.86 on Thursday. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a 52-week low of $32.27 and a 52-week high of $49.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 7.57 and a current ratio of 8.06. The stock has a market cap of $495.59 million, a P/E ratio of 30.65 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $36.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.30.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 18th were issued a $0.725 dividend. This represents a $2.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 15th. Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 247.87%.

Insider Activity at Universal Health Realty Income Trust

In other Universal Health Realty Income Trust news, CEO Alan B. Miller bought 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 26th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $34.65 per share, with a total value of $207,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 157,753 shares in the company, valued at $5,466,141.45. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.