American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) Sets New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $55.79 and last traded at $55.67, with a volume of 211428 shares. The stock had previously closed at $54.19.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AHR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Scotiabank dropped their price target on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $59.00 to $51.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of American Healthcare REIT from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Citigroup upgraded American Healthcare REIT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on American Healthcare REIT from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $57.36.

American Healthcare REIT Trading Up 1.0%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.76. The company has a market capitalization of $11.02 billion, a PE ratio of 98.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.77.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $650.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $667.57 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.38 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.090 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 2.07 EPS for the current year.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. American Healthcare REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 172.41%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.58, for a total transaction of $121,450.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 52,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,574,497.10. The trade was a 4.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Brian Peay sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.70, for a total transaction of $1,267,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 152,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,741,890. This trade represents a 14.07% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 29,500 shares of company stock worth $1,485,590. Company insiders own 0.75% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,974,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,175,286,000 after purchasing an additional 1,444,456 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 3.2% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,423,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,079,000 after buying an additional 228,739 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,085,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $335,174,000 after buying an additional 208,623 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 2,984.1% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,161,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,962,000 after acquiring an additional 5,961,767 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in American Healthcare REIT by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,531,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,316,000 after acquiring an additional 177,033 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 16.68% of the company’s stock.

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.