Amanda Callaway Sells 25,767 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) Stock

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) CAO Amanda Callaway sold 25,767 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.37, for a total value of $524,873.79. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 109,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,239,762.98. This represents a 18.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock traded up $0.27 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $20.43. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 700,392 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,888,727. The stock has a market cap of $7.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.20 and a beta of 0.98. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52 week low of $15.23 and a 52 week high of $20.90. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $18.18.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $275.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $283.01 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 4.29% and a negative net margin of 17.34%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.590-1.65 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.62 EPS for the current fiscal 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 of this dividend was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is -165.52%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Healthcare Realty Trust

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. PGGM Investments bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $113,389,000. Resolution Capital Ltd grew its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 72.4% in the first quarter. Resolution Capital Ltd now owns 14,034,367 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $238,444,000 after acquiring an additional 5,892,501 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 233.8% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,700,760 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $138,845,000 after acquiring an additional 5,393,651 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $62,154,000. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,810,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Healthcare Realty Trust presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.11.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

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.