Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) Short Interest Down 16.1% in February

Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) was the target of a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 15,646,803 shares, a decline of 16.1% from the January 29th total of 18,647,660 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,319,822 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 4.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Approximately 4.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 5,319,822 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Healthcare Realty Trust

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 179.7% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,608 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in Healthcare Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Prosperity Bancshares Inc acquired a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 12th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.88.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:HR traded up $0.22 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $18.81. 3,551,440 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,865,703. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $17.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.63. The firm has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -26.49 and a beta of 0.96. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $14.09 and a 1-year high of $18.97.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.36). Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 20.84% and a negative return on equity of 5.07%. The company had revenue of $282.69 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $284.37 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.580-1.640 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Healthcare Realty Trust will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 24th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -135.21%.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

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.