Pensionfund Sabic Makes New Investment in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

Pensionfund Sabic acquired a new position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 32,582 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $552,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in HR. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 5.8% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 10,959 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $198,000 after buying an additional 602 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.2% in the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 55,786 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 637 shares during the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 2.7% in the third quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 31,445 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $567,000 after acquiring an additional 826 shares during the last quarter. 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 acquiring an additional 1,033 shares during the period. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System grew its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 273,831 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,343,000 after acquiring an additional 1,090 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on HR. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $18.88.

Healthcare Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HR opened at $17.23 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $17.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.73. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a one year low of $14.09 and a one year high of $18.97. The firm has a market cap of $6.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.26 and a beta of 0.96.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.36). Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 5.07% and a negative net margin of 20.84%.The firm had revenue of $282.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $284.37 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.40 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 24th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.6%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -135.21%.

Insider Activity at Healthcare Realty Trust

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $18.09 per share, for a total transaction of $180,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 85,520 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,547,056.80. This represents a 13.24% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

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.