Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Purchases 40,967 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 20.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 236,607 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,967 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned approximately 0.07% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $4,020,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of HR. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Prosperity Bancshares Inc bought a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter worth $47,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the first quarter worth $45,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on HR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Scotiabank upped their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.67.

Insider Transactions at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, CAO Amanda L. Callaway sold 25,767 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.37, for a total transaction of $524,873.79. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 109,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,239,762.98. The trade was a 18.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HR opened at $20.68 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $20.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.65 and a beta of 0.98. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $15.28 and a one year high of $21.09.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 17.34% and a negative return on equity of 4.29%. The firm had revenue of $275.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $283.01 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.590-1.65 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.63 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -165.52%.

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.