SG Americas Securities LLC Purchases 127,828 Shares of Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated $HR

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) by 152.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 211,666 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 127,828 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Healthcare Realty Trust worth $3,588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HR. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 36.3% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 527,024 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,502,000 after purchasing an additional 140,396 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,018,021 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $90,475,000 after purchasing an additional 404,855 shares during the last quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Healthcare Realty Trust by 30.2% during the 3rd quarter. Liberty One Investment Management LLC now owns 407,463 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,347,000 after purchasing an additional 94,568 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Healthcare Realty Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $66,085,000. Finally, Cinctive Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Healthcare Realty Trust by 258.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP now owns 189,551 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,418,000 after purchasing an additional 136,734 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Healthcare Realty Trust news, Director Thomas N. Bohjalian purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $18.09 per share, for a total transaction of $180,900.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 85,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,547,056.80. This represents a 13.24% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Healthcare Realty Trust Stock Performance

NYSE HR opened at $17.41 on Friday. Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated has a twelve month low of $14.09 and a twelve month high of $18.97. The stock has a market cap of $6.07 billion, a PE ratio of -24.51 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.67.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.36). Healthcare Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 20.84% and a negative return on equity of 5.07%. The firm had revenue of $282.69 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $284.37 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.40 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. Healthcare Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.580-1.640 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Healthcare Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 24th were paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 24th. Healthcare Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -135.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on HR. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Healthcare Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on Healthcare Realty Trust from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Healthcare Realty Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.88.

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.