Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Buys New Shares in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund purchased a new stake in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 36,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,717,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Thames Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,042,000. Strs Ohio increased its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 48.2% during the first quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 348,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,416,000 after purchasing an additional 113,200 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 61.9% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 345,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,259,000 after purchasing an additional 132,172 shares during the period. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC raised its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 14.5% in the fourth quarter. Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC now owns 1,504,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,810,000 after purchasing an additional 190,546 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 16.0% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 291,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,076,000 after purchasing an additional 40,231 shares in the last quarter. 16.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on AHR. Weiss Ratings cut American Healthcare REIT from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Citigroup upgraded shares of American Healthcare REIT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Barclays began coverage on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $61.00 price objective for the company. Scotiabank decreased 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 report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $56.00.

American Healthcare REIT Price Performance

AHR stock traded down $0.27 during trading on Friday, hitting $53.57. The company had a trading volume of 1,755,168 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,560,386. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $49.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.51. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $35.75 and a fifty-two week high of $55.75. The company has a market cap of $10.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 92.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $650.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $667.57 million. American Healthcare REIT had a return on equity of 3.33% and a net margin of 4.23%.The business’s revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.38 earnings per share. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.090 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 2.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio is presently 172.41%.

Insider Transactions at American Healthcare REIT

In other American Healthcare REIT news, CFO Brian Peay sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.70, for a total value of $1,267,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 152,700 shares in the company, valued at $7,741,890. The trade was a 14.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.58, for a total transaction of $121,450.00. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 29,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,485,590 in the last quarter. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About American Healthcare REIT

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.