Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Buys Shares of 3,763 Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,763 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $60,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $228,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 31.4% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 60,301 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after acquiring an additional 14,400 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 8.6% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,803 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $250,000 after acquiring an additional 1,171 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $618,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on HR. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $23.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.50.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of HR stock opened at $17.91 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $17.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.17. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 1-year low of $14.09 and a 1-year high of $18.82. The company has a market cap of $6.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.57 and a beta of 0.96.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 7.70% and a negative net margin of 32.95%.The company had revenue of $287.07 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $290.83 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.38 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.570-1.610 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.4%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -83.48%.

Insider Activity at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $16.46 per share, with a total value of $164,600.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 75,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,243,059.20. The trade was a 15.26% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Julie F. Wilson sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $270,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 113,419 shares in the company, valued at $2,041,542. The trade was a 11.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc provides real estate investment services. It owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops, and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The company was founded by David R.