Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR Shares Purchased by Capital Investment Advisors LLC

Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 669,707 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,961 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $11,352,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Pensionfund Sabic acquired a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $552,000. Pensionfund PDN purchased a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,097,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 152.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 211,666 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,588,000 after purchasing an additional 127,828 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 95,984 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,649,000 after buying an additional 5,658 shares during the period. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 44.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 8,123 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $146,000 after buying an additional 2,509 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on HR shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.88.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of HR opened at $16.87 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $17.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.71. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a twelve month low of $14.09 and a twelve month high of $18.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.89 billion, a P/E ratio of -23.76 and a beta of 0.96.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.36). The firm had revenue of $282.69 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $284.37 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 5.07% and a negative net margin of 20.84%.Healthcare Realty Trust’s revenue was down 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.40 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.580-1.640 EPS. Analysts predict that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 24th were given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 24th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.7%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently -135.21%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $18.09 per share, with a total value of $180,900.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 85,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,547,056.80. The trade was a 13.24% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, acquisition and management of outpatient medical facilities. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company’s portfolio is focused primarily on medical office buildings and outpatient healthcare properties that serve hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers. Its business model centers on securing long-term, triple-net leases to generate stable income streams from a diversified tenant base.

The company’s properties are located across key metropolitan markets in the United States, including major healthcare hubs in the Southeast, Southwest and in select coastal regions.