Hsbc Holdings PLC Acquires 325,457 Shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust $DHC

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) by 579.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 381,632 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 325,457 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Diversified Healthcare Trust were worth $2,534,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of DHC. Metis Global Partners LLC boosted its stake in Diversified Healthcare Trust by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 51,564 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $250,000 after buying an additional 2,595 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 40,167 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $195,000 after acquiring an additional 2,616 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 24.1% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 15,664 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 3,043 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al grew its holdings in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 20,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $99,000 after purchasing an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 82,348 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 3,803 shares during the last quarter. 75.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Freedom Capital raised shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. B. Riley Financial upped their price target on shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust from $8.50 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Wall Street Zen cut Diversified Healthcare Trust from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Diversified Healthcare Trust from $6.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report on Friday, July 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $9.83.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:DHC opened at $9.34 on Friday. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a one year low of $3.18 and a one year high of $9.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 5.36 and a quick ratio of 5.36. The company has a market cap of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of -7.02 and a beta of 2.28. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $8.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $7.52.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 4th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $366.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.18 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative net margin of 21.10% and a negative return on equity of 18.75%. Diversified Healthcare Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.520-0.580 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Diversified Healthcare Trust will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 13th. Investors of record on Monday, July 20th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 20th. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -3.01%.

About Diversified Healthcare Trust

Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the acquisition, ownership and management of healthcare properties across the United States. The company focuses on assets that serve the senior housing and post-acute care sectors, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, memory care centers and medical office buildings. By partnering with experienced operators, Diversified Healthcare Trust aims to generate stable, long-term cash flows through triple-net leases and percentage rent structures tailored to each property type.

The company’s portfolio spans multiple states and encompasses a mix of single-tenant and multi-tenant properties.