Northern Trust Corp Buys 7,576 Shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT)

Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) by 5.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 140,355 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,576 shares during the quarter. Northern Trust Corp owned 1.01% of Universal Health Realty Income Trust worth $5,223,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its holdings in shares of Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 7,108 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $264,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 23,713 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $881,000 after buying an additional 861 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 23,066 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $859,000 after buying an additional 925 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 16,620 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $618,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Finally, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in Universal Health Realty Income Trust by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 12,900 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $480,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the period. 64.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Stock Down 0.8%

NYSE:UHT opened at $39.47 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.02, a current ratio of 6.65 and a quick ratio of 6.65. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has a one year low of $34.56 and a one year high of $47.30. The company has a market cap of $546.70 million, a PE ratio of 30.13 and a beta of 0.88.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $24.55 million for the quarter. Universal Health Realty Income Trust had a net margin of 18.41% and a return on equity of 9.44%.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th were given a $0.735 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 24th. This represents a $2.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.45%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 217.78%.

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.