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

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) updated 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DHC has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Diversified Healthcare Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Diversified Healthcare Trust in a report on Thursday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $9.83.

Diversified Healthcare Trust Price Performance

DHC stock opened at $7.74 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $7.76 and a 200-day moving average price of $7.76. The company has a market capitalization of $1.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.97 and a beta of 2.29. Diversified Healthcare Trust has a 52-week low of $3.92 and a 52-week high of $9.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 4.67 and a current ratio of 4.66.

Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:DHC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 2nd. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $367.67 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $370.87 million. Diversified Healthcare Trust had a negative return on equity of 16.22% and a negative net margin of 17.73%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Diversified Healthcare Trust will post 0.60 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 19th will be given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 19th. Diversified Healthcare Trust’s payout ratio is -3.60%.

About Diversified Healthcare Trust

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.