Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Acquires 40,967 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 20.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 236,607 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,967 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $4,020,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in HR. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth $37,000. Prosperity Bancshares Inc bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Inspire Investing LLC bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust in the first quarter worth $45,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the third quarter valued at about $47,000.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Amanda L. Callaway sold 25,767 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.37, for a total value of $524,873.79. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 109,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,239,762.98. This trade represents a 18.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.56% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE:HR opened at $20.68 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.16 billion, a P/E ratio of -35.65 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a fifty day moving average of $20.28 and a 200 day moving average of $18.59. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52 week low of $15.28 and a 52 week high of $21.09.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 17.34% and a negative return on equity of 4.29%. The business had revenue of $275.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $283.01 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.590-1.65 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.63 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -165.52%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. UBS Group increased their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Scotiabank raised their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.67.

Healthcare Realty Trust 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.