Sila Realty Trust, Inc. $SILA Shares Bought by Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its stake in shares of Sila Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:SILA) by 171.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 91,403 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 57,722 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.17% of Sila Realty Trust worth $2,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Sila Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Amalgamated Bank purchased a new stake in Sila Realty Trust during the second quarter worth $45,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new stake in Sila Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at $60,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in Sila Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at $111,000. Finally, Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Sila Realty Trust in the second quarter valued at $135,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sila Realty Trust in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Sila Realty Trust in a report on Monday, October 20th. They issued a “peer perform” rating and a $27.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Sila Realty Trust from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $26.67.

Sila Realty Trust Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of SILA stock opened at $24.40 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.36 and a beta of -0.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $23.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.17. Sila Realty Trust, Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.94 and a twelve month high of $27.50.

Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.33). Sila Realty Trust had a return on equity of 2.80% and a net margin of 19.86%.The business had revenue of $49.85 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.73 million. Research analysts forecast that Sila Realty Trust, Inc. will post 2.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sila Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th were issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. Sila Realty Trust’s payout ratio is presently 231.88%.

Sila Realty Trust Company Profile

Sila Realty Trust, Inc, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients.