In spite of U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.’s (NYSE:USPH) recent upswing, most analysts remain bearish.

The closing price of U.S. Physical Therapy Inc. (NYSE: USPH) was $97.16 for the day, up 0.67% from the previous closing price of $96.51. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1477895 shares were traded. USPH stock price reached its highest trading level at $97.42 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $92.58.

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Ratios:

Our analysis of USPH’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.30 and its Current Ratio is at 1.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.

Upgrades & Downgrades

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 15 when Harris Bernard A Jr sold 5,000 shares for $92.50 per share. The transaction valued at 462,500 led to the insider holds 15,702 shares of the business.

HENDRICKSON CAREY P sold 471 shares of USPH for $45,122 on Mar 13. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 14,886 shares after completing the transaction at $95.80 per share. On Mar 03, another insider, Williams Eric Joseph, who serves as the Co-Chief Operations Officer of the company, sold 1,150 shares for $101.66 each. As a result, the insider received 116,905 and left with 12,714 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, USPH now has a Market Capitalization of 1.49B and an Enterprise Value of 1.75B. As of this moment, U.S.’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 45.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.08 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.78.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, USPH has reached a high of $131.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $73.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 103.42, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 91.06.

Shares Statistics:

USPH traded an average of 78.55K shares per day over the past three months and 235.67k shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 13.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 12.75M. Insiders hold about 1.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.96% stake in the company. Shares short for USPH as of Apr 27, 2023 were 770.1k with a Short Ratio of 0.75M, compared to 721.86k on Mar 30, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.90% and a Short% of Float of 7.15%.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.66, USPH has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.68. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.72%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.57%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.09. The current Payout Ratio is 72.86% for USPH, which recently paid a dividend on Jun 08, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of May 16, 2023. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Jun 28, 2001 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The firm’s stock currently is rated by 4 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.75 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.82 and a low estimate of $0.71, while EPS last year was $0.9. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.63, with high estimates of $0.71 and low estimates of $0.56.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.65 and $2.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.63. EPS for the following year is $3.14, with 4 analysts recommending between $3.37 and $3.02.

Revenue Estimates

It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 4 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $156.3M to a low estimate of $148.8M. As of the current estimate, U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.’s year-ago sales were $140.66M, an estimated increase of 7.50% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $148.35M, an increase of 6.30% less than the figure of $7.50% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $153.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $145.1M.

A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for USPH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $609.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $589.4M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $597.72M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $553.14M, up 8.10% from the average estimate. Based on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $624.86M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $641.2M and the low estimate is $604.6M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.50% from the average revenue estimate for this year.