Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Increases Stock Position in Sila Realty Trust, Inc. $SILA

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its position in shares of Sila Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:SILA) by 171.4% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 91,403 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 57,722 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Sila Realty Trust were worth $2,294,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Sila Realty Trust by 10.1% during the third quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $342,000 after acquiring an additional 1,253 shares during the last quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Sila Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth about $211,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Sila Realty Trust by 18.1% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,000 after purchasing an additional 1,592 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Sila Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $196,000. Finally, Private Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in Sila Realty Trust in the third quarter valued at approximately $202,000.

Sila Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of SILA stock opened at $24.40 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.17. The company has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a PE ratio of 35.36 and a beta of -0.02. Sila Realty Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.94 and a twelve month high of $27.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($0.33). Sila Realty Trust had a return on equity of 2.80% and a net margin of 19.86%.The firm had revenue of $49.85 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.73 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that Sila Realty Trust, Inc. will post 2.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sila Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.6%. Sila Realty Trust’s payout ratio is 231.88%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on SILA shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Sila Realty Trust from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sila Realty Trust in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Sila Realty Trust in a research report on Monday, October 20th. They issued a “peer perform” rating and a $27.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.67.

About Sila Realty Trust

Sila Realty Trust, Inc, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients.