Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $9.8333.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on DHC shares. Wall Street Zen cut Diversified Healthcare Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report on Friday. B. Riley Financial raised their target price on Diversified Healthcare Trust from $8.50 to $11.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Freedom Capital raised Diversified Healthcare Trust to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Maxim Group lifted their target price on Diversified Healthcare Trust from $10.00 to $10.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Diversified Healthcare Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Metis Global Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 51,564 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $250,000 after acquiring an additional 2,595 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 40,167 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $195,000 after purchasing an additional 2,616 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 15,664 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 3,043 shares during the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al lifted its holdings in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 20.6% during the fourth quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 20,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $99,000 after purchasing an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 82,348 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 3,803 shares during the period. 75.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ DHC opened at $9.10 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.84 and a beta of 2.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 5.36 and a quick ratio of 5.36. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 12 month low of $3.18 and a 12 month high of $9.66. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $8.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.41.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $366.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.18 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative return on equity of 18.75% and a negative net margin of 21.10%.Diversified Healthcare Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.520-0.580 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Diversified Healthcare Trust will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 20th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -3.01%.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Company Profile

Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the acquisition, ownership and management of healthcare properties across the United States. The company focuses on assets that serve the senior housing and post-acute care sectors, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, memory care centers and medical office buildings. By partnering with experienced operators, Diversified Healthcare Trust aims to generate stable, long-term cash flows through triple-net leases and percentage rent structures tailored to each property type.

The company’s portfolio spans multiple states and encompasses a mix of single-tenant and multi-tenant properties.