Bank of New York Mellon Corp Grows Stake in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) by 48.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,580,920 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 512,663 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in American Healthcare REIT were worth $74,556,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thames Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in American Healthcare REIT in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,042,000. Strs Ohio lifted its position in American Healthcare REIT by 48.2% during the first quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 348,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,416,000 after purchasing an additional 113,200 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in American Healthcare REIT by 61.9% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 345,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,259,000 after buying an additional 132,172 shares in the last quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC grew its stake in American Healthcare REIT by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,504,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,810,000 after buying an additional 190,546 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 16.0% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 291,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,076,000 after buying an additional 40,231 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.68% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at American Healthcare REIT

In other American Healthcare REIT news, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.58, for a total transaction of $121,450.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 52,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,574,497.10. This trade represents a 4.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Brian Peay sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.70, for a total transaction of $1,267,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 152,700 shares in the company, valued at $7,741,890. The trade was a 14.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 29,500 shares of company stock worth $1,485,590 over the last 90 days. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $59.00 to $51.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on American Healthcare REIT from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on American Healthcare REIT from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. UBS Group upped their price objective on American Healthcare REIT from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded American Healthcare REIT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $58.42.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE AHR opened at $57.60 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a 52 week low of $36.73 and a 52 week high of $58.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $50.64 and its 200 day moving average is $49.91. The company has a market cap of $11.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 99.31, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.77.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.34). American Healthcare REIT had a net margin of 4.23% and a return on equity of 3.33%. The firm had revenue of $650.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $667.57 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.38 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.090 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 2.07 earnings per share for the current year.

American Healthcare REIT Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. American Healthcare REIT’s payout ratio is currently 172.41%.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

American Healthcare REIT, Inc (NYSE: AHR) was a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and managing healthcare‐related properties across the United States. The company’s portfolio spanned senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and outpatient care centers, all operated under long‐term net lease or triple‐net lease structures designed to provide stable, predictable rental income.

Employing a strategy of partnering with established healthcare operators, American Healthcare REIT targeted properties in both major metropolitan areas and high‐growth secondary markets to capitalize on demographic trends such as an aging population and increased demand for outpatient services.