Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR Shares Purchased by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 311.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 72,300 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 54,725 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $1,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,053,360 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $119,578,000 after buying an additional 101,382 shares during the last quarter. PGGM Investments purchased a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $113,389,000. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 3,394.4% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 70,167 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,189,000 after buying an additional 68,159 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,259,672 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $55,251,000 after buying an additional 205,659 shares during the period. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $609,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on HR. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. UBS Group increased their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Healthcare Realty Trust from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Scotiabank raised their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on Healthcare Realty Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $20.50.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of HR opened at $19.66 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $18.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.02. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52-week low of $14.19 and a 52-week high of $20.61. The firm has a market cap of $6.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.90 and a beta of 0.98.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $275.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $283.01 million. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 4.29% and a negative net margin of 17.34%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.39 EPS. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.590-1.65 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is -165.52%.

Healthcare Realty Trust Company Profile

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE: HR) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, acquisition and management of outpatient medical facilities. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company’s portfolio is focused primarily on medical office buildings and outpatient healthcare properties that serve hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers. Its business model centers on securing long-term, triple-net leases to generate stable income streams from a diversified tenant base.

The company’s properties are located across key metropolitan markets in the United States, including major healthcare hubs in the Southeast, Southwest and in select coastal regions.