Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $4.07 Million Stock Position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 256,490 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,837 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned about 0.07% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $4,068,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HR. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 398,810 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,740,000 after purchasing an additional 12,131 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 99,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,678,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at about $100,817,000. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI lifted its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 18.3% in the 1st quarter. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI now owns 55,787 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $943,000 after purchasing an additional 8,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 3.8% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 25,051 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $423,000 after purchasing an additional 920 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Julie F. Wilson sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $270,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 113,419 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,041,542. This trade represents a 11.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup raised their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Healthcare Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $23.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $18.78.

Healthcare Realty Trust Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of NYSE HR opened at $18.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.70 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s 50 day moving average is $18.10 and its 200-day moving average is $16.55. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated 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 results on Thursday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $297.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $291.10 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 7.70% and a negative net margin of 32.95%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.590-1.60 EPS. Analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 EPS for the current year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 11th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 10th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.3%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is -90.57%.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

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.