Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.460-0.520 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.600.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Price Performance

NASDAQ:DHC opened at $7.37 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.52 and a beta of 2.34. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 1 year low of $4.15 and a 1 year high of $9.66. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $7.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 5.32 and a quick ratio of 4.67.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.21) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.15) by ($0.06). The company had revenue of $367.67 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $370.87 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative return on equity of 9.51% and a negative net margin of 10.29%. Equities analysts forecast that Diversified Healthcare Trust will post 0.49 EPS for the current year.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 12th. Investors of record on Monday, October 19th will be given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 19th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -6.25%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on DHC shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $9.83.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Company Profile

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC) is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages healthcare-related properties in the United States. Its portfolio includes medical office buildings, life science and research facilities, senior living communities, and wellness-oriented properties.

The trust leases its properties to healthcare providers, research organizations, senior living operators, and other related businesses. Its medical office and life science properties support outpatient care, medical research, and healthcare innovation, while its senior living portfolio serves older adults through independent living, assisted living, and related care services.

DHC was formerly known as Senior Housing Properties Trust and adopted its current name in 2020 to reflect its broader healthcare real estate strategy.