US Physical Therapy (USPH) Showing Signs Of Being Strong And Under The Radar

Trade-Ideas LLC identified US Physical Therapy (USPH) as a strong and under the radar candidate
By TheStreet Wire ,

Trade-Ideas LLC identified

US Physical Therapy

(

USPH

) as a strong and under the radar candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified US Physical Therapy as such a stock due to the following factors:

  • USPH has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $4.8 million.
  • USPH has traded 4.3284000000000002472688720445148646831512451171875 options contracts today.
  • USPH is making at least a new 3-day high.
  • USPH has a PE ratio of 3.
  • USPH is mentioned 0.58 times per day on StockTwits.
  • USPH has not yet been mentioned on StockTwits today.
  • USPH is currently in the upper 20% of its 1-year range.
  • USPH is in the upper 35% of its 20-day range.
  • USPH is in the upper 45% of its 5-day range.
  • USPH is currently trading above yesterday's high.

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More details on USPH:

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates outpatient physical therapy clinics in the United States. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 1.1%. USPH has a PE ratio of 3. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate US Physical Therapy a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

The average volume for US Physical Therapy has been 100,900 shares per day over the past 30 days. US Physical Therapy has a market cap of $645.7 million and is part of the health care sector and health services industry. The stock has a beta of 1.02 and a short float of 6.8% with 9.23 days to cover. Shares are up 28.6% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Friday.

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TheStreetRatings.com

Analysis:

TheStreet Quant Ratings

rates US Physical Therapy as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

  • Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 10.0%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 8.1%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
  • The current debt-to-equity ratio, 0.31, is low and is below the industry average, implying that there has been successful management of debt levels. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 2.70, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
  • Net operating cash flow has increased to $9.62 million or 23.77% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of 12.18%.
  • Compared to its closing price of one year ago, USPH's share price has jumped by 37.15%, exceeding the performance of the broader market during that same time frame. Looking ahead, the stock's sharp rise over the last year has already helped drive it to a level which is relatively expensive compared to the rest of its industry. We feel, however, that other strengths this company displays justify these higher price levels.
  • U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC's earnings per share declined by 7.8% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC increased its bottom line by earning $1.71 versus $1.43 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($1.79 versus $1.71).

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