Addison Capital Co Takes $480,000 Position in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR

Addison Capital Co bought a new position in shares of American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 10,184 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $480,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Spire Wealth Management lifted its position in American Healthcare REIT by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 16,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $759,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP raised its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 19,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 5,503 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,000 after buying an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 5,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $268,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norinchukin Bank The lifted its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 7,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 369 shares during the last quarter. 16.68% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 2,500 shares of the company’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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 52,995 shares in the company, valued at $2,574,497.10. This represents a 4.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Brian Peay sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,741,890. The trade was a 14.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 29,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,485,590 over the last 90 days. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE AHR opened at $54.63 on Thursday. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a 52-week low of $35.54 and a 52-week high of $55.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 94.19, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $49.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.45.

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

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. American Healthcare REIT’s payout ratio is presently 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.