Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) Announces FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.460-0.520 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.600.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DHC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Diversified Healthcare Trust has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $9.83.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock Down 2.5%

DHC stock opened at $7.55 on Wednesday. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a one year low of $3.92 and a one year high of $9.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion, a PE ratio of 14.89 and a beta of 2.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 4.67 and a current ratio of 4.66. The company has a fifty day moving average of $7.76 and a 200-day moving average of $7.77.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.15) by ($0.06). Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative return on equity of 9.37% and a negative net margin of 10.29%. The firm had revenue of $367.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $370.87 million. As a group, analysts expect that Diversified Healthcare Trust will post 0.60 EPS for the current year.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 12th. Investors of record on Monday, October 19th will be paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 19th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -3.60%.

About Diversified Healthcare Trust

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC) is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages healthcare-related properties in the United States. Its portfolio includes medical office buildings, life science and research facilities, senior living communities, and wellness-oriented properties.

The trust leases its properties to healthcare providers, research organizations, senior living operators, and other related businesses. Its medical office and life science properties support outpatient care, medical research, and healthcare innovation, while its senior living portfolio serves older adults through independent living, assisted living, and related care services.

DHC was formerly known as Senior Housing Properties Trust and adopted its current name in 2020 to reflect its broader healthcare real estate strategy.