Healthcare Realty Trust’s (HR) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at Wedbush

Wedbush reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) in a research report sent to investors on Thursday,RTT News reports. Wedbush currently has a $16.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for Healthcare Realty Trust’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.66 EPS.

HR has been the topic of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.40.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of HR opened at $16.50 on Thursday. Healthcare Realty Trust has a 12-month low of $12.77 and a 12-month high of $18.90. The business’s fifty day moving average is $16.65 and its 200 day moving average is $17.40. The stock has a market cap of $5.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.27 and a beta of 0.94.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.20% and a negative net margin of 51.60%. The company had revenue of $309.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $303.81 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust’s quarterly revenue was down 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Healthcare Realty Trust will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.52%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently -69.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Robert E. Hull sold 10,000 shares of Healthcare Realty Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.48, for a total value of $174,800.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 171,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,996,072. The trade was a 5.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Healthcare Realty Trust

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 31.0% in the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 469,323 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,955,000 after purchasing an additional 111,125 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 106.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 77,545 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,407,000 after purchasing an additional 39,975 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $849,000. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 84,728 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,538,000 after acquiring an additional 10,044 shares during the period. Finally, Weiss Asset Management LP bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,471,000.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc provides real estate investment services. It owns, leases, manages, acquires, finances, develops, and redevelops income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States of America. The company was founded by David R.