American Healthcare REIT, Inc. $AHR Shares Sold by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al trimmed its stake in American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AHR) by 19.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 267,550 shares of the company’s stock after selling 64,050 shares during the quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings in American Healthcare REIT were worth $12,591,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of AHR. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 170.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $766,000 after buying an additional 15,918 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 90,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,743,000 after buying an additional 3,954 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 9.4% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 23,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $712,000 after buying an additional 2,011 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 6.6% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 25,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $782,000 after buying an additional 1,591 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Healthcare REIT during the 1st quarter worth about $185,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.68% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on AHR. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $60.00 price objective on American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Scotiabank upped their price objective on American Healthcare REIT from $55.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings raised American Healthcare REIT from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on American Healthcare REIT in a report on Thursday, January 29th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $55.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $60.00 price objective on shares of American Healthcare REIT in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, American Healthcare REIT currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $55.18.

American Healthcare REIT Price Performance

AHR opened at $51.63 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. American Healthcare REIT, Inc. has a 12 month low of $33.71 and a 12 month high of $54.67. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.03. The stock has a market cap of $9.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.94.

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE:AHR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.34). American Healthcare REIT had a net margin of 4.23% and a return on equity of 3.33%. The firm had revenue of $650.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.38 EPS. American Healthcare REIT’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. American Healthcare REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.030-2.090 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that American Healthcare REIT, Inc. will post 2.06 EPS for the current year.

American Healthcare REIT Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. American Healthcare REIT’s payout ratio is 172.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Healthcare REIT

In other news, EVP Mark E. Foster sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.55, for a total transaction of $97,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 56,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,724,674.55. This represents a 3.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.75% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

American Healthcare REIT Company Profile

American Healthcare REIT, Inc (NYSE: AHR) was a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on acquiring, owning and managing healthcare?related properties across the United States. The company’s portfolio spanned senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings and outpatient care centers, all operated under long?term net lease or triple?net lease structures designed to provide stable, predictable rental income.

Employing a strategy of partnering with established healthcare operators, American Healthcare REIT targeted properties in both major metropolitan areas and high?growth secondary markets to capitalize on demographic trends such as an aging population and increased demand for outpatient services.