Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR Shares Sold by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lessened its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 17.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 479,777 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 98,778 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio’s holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust were worth $8,151,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Cohen & Steers Inc. increased its holdings in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 56,305,460 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $954,424,000 after buying an additional 744,729 shares during the last quarter. Rush Island Management LP raised its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 13.8% during the 2nd quarter. Rush Island Management LP now owns 14,260,152 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $226,166,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728,491 shares in the last quarter. APG Asset Management US Inc. raised its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. APG Asset Management US Inc. now owns 12,391,772 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $210,041,000 after acquiring an additional 305,099 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 233.8% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,700,760 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $138,845,000 after acquiring an additional 5,393,651 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,053,360 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $119,578,000 after purchasing an additional 101,382 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Amanda L. Callaway sold 25,767 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.37, for a total transaction of $524,873.79. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 109,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,239,762.98. This trade represents a 18.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group upped their price target on Healthcare Realty Trust from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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 report on Monday, June 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.67.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Up 0.7%

NYSE:HR opened at $21.56 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $20.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.84. The company has a market capitalization of $7.47 billion, a PE ratio of -37.17 and a beta of 0.98. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a 52-week low of $15.28 and a 52-week high of $21.71.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative return on equity of 4.29% and a negative net margin of 17.34%.The company had revenue of $275.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $283.01 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.590-1.65 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th were paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.5%. Healthcare Realty Trust’s payout ratio is currently -165.52%.

About Healthcare Realty Trust

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.