EULAV Asset Management Has $2.28 Million Position in U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH)

EULAV Asset Management lessened its holdings in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH - Free Report) by 41.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 25,700 shares of the company's stock after selling 18,000 shares during the period. EULAV Asset Management owned 0.17% of U.S. Physical Therapy worth $2,280,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in U.S. Physical Therapy by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 839,356 shares of the company's stock worth $74,459,000 after acquiring an additional 72,715 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of U.S. Physical Therapy by 17.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 667,868 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,522,000 after purchasing an additional 99,244 shares during the last quarter. Southernsun Asset Management LLC lifted its position in U.S. Physical Therapy by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. Southernsun Asset Management LLC now owns 547,111 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,302,000 after acquiring an additional 52,062 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in U.S. Physical Therapy by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 343,073 shares of the company's stock worth $29,040,000 after buying an additional 4,477 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in U.S. Physical Therapy by 18.8% during the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 160,441 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,578,000 after buying an additional 25,393 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Carey P. Hendrickson sold 516 shares of U.S. Physical Therapy stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.25, for a total value of $49,665.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 20,469 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,970,141.25. The trade was a 2.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

USPH has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citizens Jmp raised U.S. Physical Therapy to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $108.00 price objective on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. JMP Securities began coverage on shares of U.S. Physical Therapy in a report on Monday, December 16th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $113.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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 note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Bank of America upgraded U.S. Physical Therapy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $100.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, U.S. Physical Therapy has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $114.00.

U.S. Physical Therapy Price Performance

U.S. Physical Therapy stock traded down $2.21 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $85.12. The stock had a trading volume of 72,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 85,085. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.55, a PEG ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.48. The stock's fifty day moving average is $90.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.17. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $76.18 and a 1-year high of $113.63.

U.S. Physical Therapy Profile

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.