Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $16.26 Million Position in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR

Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) by 61.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 345,590 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 132,172 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in American Healthcare REIT were worth $16,259,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AHR. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its position in American Healthcare REIT by 83.1% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 652 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in American Healthcare REIT during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in American Healthcare REIT during the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. 16.68% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AHR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on American Healthcare REIT from $54.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup raised shares of American Healthcare REIT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday. Weiss Ratings lowered American Healthcare REIT from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. KeyCorp lifted 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 report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price target on 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.91.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Healthcare REIT news, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.32, for a total value of $96,640.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 55,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,681,518.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

American Healthcare REIT Stock Performance

Shares of American Healthcare REIT stock opened at $50.60 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $9.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.80. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $35.52 and a fifty-two week high of $54.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.45. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.09.

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

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio is 172.41%.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

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.