U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (USPH) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $70.38 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Earnings in 6 days (event risk); Weak overall score: 4.8/10.
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates and manages outpatient physical therapy clinics. It operates through two segments, Physical Therapy Operations and Industrial Injury Prevention Services. The company provides pre-and post-operative care and... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 1.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $70.38 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Earnings in 6 days (event risk); Weak overall score: 4.8/10. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 26, MACD bearish. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 1.1/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $70.38 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Earnings in 6 days (event risk); Weak overall score: 4.8/10. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 26, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $67.35. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $90.48 (+28.6% upside). Prior stop was $67.35. Stop-loss: $67.35.
Earnings in 6 days (event risk); Weak overall score: 4.8/10; Negative momentum.
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. trades at a P/E of 50.4 (forward 21.4). TrendMatrix value score: 5.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
13 analysts cover USPH with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $104.
What does U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. do?U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates and manages outpatient physical therapy clinics....
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates and manages outpatient physical therapy clinics. It operates through two segments, Physical Therapy Operations and Industrial Injury Prevention Services. 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. It offers industrial injury prevention services, including onsite injury prevention and rehabilitation, performance optimization, post-offer employment testing, functional capacity evaluations, and ergonomic assessments through physical therapists and specialized certified athletic trainers for Fortune 500 companies, and other clients comprising insurers and their contractors. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is based in Houston, Texas.