Universal Health Realty Income Trust

UHT

Market cap $501M

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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. , Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), one of the largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, announced today that Darren Lehrich has joined as Vice President of Investor Relations.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. , Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) announced today that its Board of Trustees voted to pay a dividend of $.74 per share on September 30, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 22, 2025.

UHT posts lower second-quarter 2025 earnings as higher borrowing costs and weaker property income weigh on results.

UHT Posts Q2 Profit and FFO Decline

Consolidated Results of Operations - Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024: KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. , July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) announced today that for the three-month period ended June 30, 2025, net income was $4.5 million, or $.32 per diluted share, as compared to $5.3 million, or $.38 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2024.

Consolidated Results of Operations, As Reported and As Adjusted  – Three-month periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024: KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. , July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) announced today that its reported net income attributable to UHS was $353.2 million, or $5.43 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2025, as compared to $289.2 million, or $4.26 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2024.

The S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has a miserly dividend yield of just 1.2% today. The average healthcare stock has a yield of just under 1.8%.

There are no guarantees on Wall Street, especially when it comes to dividends. The board of directors of each company decides on the dividend in private.

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